Mark Dymiotis
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Mark Dymiotis enjoys sharing tips, recipes and articles about his garden and how the traditional everyday dietary practices of Greece and the Mediterranean are essential for health, environment and social benefits.
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Brine Strength for Green and Black Olives
Basic principles Always use rock salt. Because green olives undergo lactic acid fermentation that lowers the pH value, the brine strength can be at the lower end. The jars are closed but not sealed. After the initial (possible) spontaneous anaerobic … Continue reading
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Olive Oil: Facts and Fallacies
Abbreviations: ACCC: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission FSANZ: Food Standards Australia New Zealand IOOC: International Olive Oil Council EVOO: Extra Virgin Olive Oil VOO: Virgin Olive Oil OO: Olive Oil – generic name traditionally, but a BROO by IOOC classification … Continue reading
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Olive Oil and Food Standards
From: Mark Dymiotis To: Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) I wish to make reference to FSANZ’s email of 7 April 2017 and the statement therein that: “There is no specific olive oil standard in the Code” It is this … Continue reading
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Table Olives
Letter to the Editor The Australian olive and olive oil industry is young and risky. Learning from the experience of traditional olive-growing countries is important for successful and sustainable production and promotion of olive products. The large population of Italian, … Continue reading
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