Extra Virgin Olive Oil & the Benefits for a New Restaurant

By Rob Sutter


When a new restaurant opens up, I think it's clear what one can expect. Menus need time to develop and the workforce is going to have to expand to accommodate the influx of people who come in to dine. However, what about the types of foods which are used in order to make the eatery stand head and shoulders above the rest? It may take some time to get there but I wish more restaurants utilized extra virgin olive oil as a means for people to eat.

This olive oil has a multitude of uses and I'd be lying if I said it wasn't useful for areas such as medicine or cosmetics. Even so, it's still very much a culinary item and I feel like this goes deeper than just how it's used for cooking. For instance, look at dressings. If you were to go with this oil as opposed to something denser like Thousand Island, you cut down on the calories and fat you would have taken in and there seems to be a purer taste that comes with it.

Extra virgin olive oil is very beneficial and I like it when it's used with bread in particular. There is no doubt in my mind that this is good but it's also a common product to be seen. If you need to be told just how good it is, I'm sure that companies like Unaprol will be able to tell you about all of the benefits that it has. You can even decide for yourself if it's in the cards for you by making simple oil mixed with herbs at home.

I'm sure that some of you are curious about other foods; what about dessert? While you may not have thought this was possible, this kind of oil can be used with ice cream as a drizzle, not unlike hot fudge or caramel. I recently came across a simple recipe on the Shockingly Delicious website of simply rich vanilla ice with oil poured on top of it, along with just a light amount of sea salt. While it may seem like a radical departure, I think it's a road I would travel down more often.

When it comes to being creative, I think that restaurant owners have a wide range in that regard. Butter may be used for bread in most cases but I think it's time to make room for extra virgin olive oil, too. Opinions are going to change on the matter and different choices should exist, even for dessert. I didn't know the oil could work alongside ice cream but it seems like this is the case. People like to try new things, so why not let people experiment here as well?




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