For many, olive oil is a culinary staple and by far one of the most important ingredients to any great chef's kitchen. Read below to find out what some of the world's most famous and well known chefs have said about this delicious and heart healthy nectar.
Well known Italian-American born chef and restauranteur Mario Batali believes that olive oil is as precious as gold. Mario Batali has recently partnered up with Joe Bastianich to open the Italian restaurant and mega market known as Eataly in Manhattan's Flatiron district. Having its very own olive oil and vinegar tasting bar, Eataly is a great place to visit as it currently has a large selection of over 100 varietal and artisanal olive oils imported from Italy available for olive oil tasters to enjoy.
American restauranteur, author and Food Network's
Diners, Drive-ins and Dives television host
Guy Fieri claims that his top three kitchen ingredients are fresh cracked pepper, garlic and apparently he can't decide between soy sauce or olive oil as his third!
"Olive oil for me is precious but also an easy ingredient in the kitchen.” Yiannis Tsivourakis
"Extra virgin olive oil is my favorite eating and cooking oil and the most important ingredient in my kitchen pantry. All fats have loads of calories, and if I'm going to consume them anyway, they had better have the depth of flavor that a great extra virgin olive oil brings to the table." Cathy Whims
Paco Roncero claims that olive oil is, without a doubt, the most important ingredient in his kitchen. "It has a host of utilities, where not only the flavors and aromas are the key, but the textures are the protagonists."
"Oils that are high in monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fats and low in artery-clogging saturated fats are the healthiest. Olive oil has one of the highest concentrations of monounsaturated fats, which may help reduce LDL, or "bad," cholesterol." Martha Stewart
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