Do you dare to delve into the different EVOO experiences?
Around the olive tree, the olive and the olive oil there is a whole culture that conditions the lifestyle of our people, for her one of the new services that has become fashionable is the “OLEOTURISMO”. A type of inland tourism with which you can learn everything related to the Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) and the olive grove.
This new initiative gives us the possibility to follow in first person the olive oil track among landscapes and attractive oleotourism experiences, so you can enjoy a day in the field, become our Master of Olive Oil Mill, tasting EVOO and acquire gastronomic knowledge.
All these activities are very dynamic so that you can discover in a fun way all the secrets of our liquid gold such as its history, elaboration, the most important elements for its production, conservation, how to use it and its benefits. It is also suitable for all types of public; children, the elderly, people with reduced mobility, etc.
Field day
Incredible experience! The objective is to enjoy a day surrounded by the sea of traditional and centenary olive trees of our family farm located in the municipality of Porcuna, learning how the olive oil harvesting process is carried out and learning the secrets of olive growing or the different varieties of olives through a visit in an all-terrain vehicle and if we are in the olive harvesting season, between the months of November, December and January, we can become farmers for a day.
These activities allow us to get in touch with nature, enjoying all its scenic splendor. From this point we can begin to experience the entire journey of an olive from the moment it leaves the tree until it becomes oil.
It allows us to learn to observe the olive grove, to understand its living processes in order to take care of it, its organic farming methods, needs, weaknesses and strengths.
Guided visit to the olive mill
To arrive in the province of Jaén is to immerse oneself in the World of Olive Oil, that is why it is essential to visit its Olive Oil Mills to be able to become an authentic Oil Mill Master learning about all the elaboration processes that our Virgin Olive Oil goes through.
They are visits of approximately 90 minutes, in which in the outside area at the beginning of the visit there will be an introduction to the world of olive oil, we place ourselves in the scenario we are going to talk about, Jaén, its landscape, its olive grove, varieties, etc…
If they are oil mills with years of history and preservation, we will be able to know inside where the oil was elaborated both its old systems of presses and its capachos.
Next, we will enter the modern factory, where modern technology and systems are what we need to know… centrifugation, churning, by-products… to understand in detail the technological change that the sector has undergone.
We will also learn how high quality EVOOs are produced, the differences between the different varieties of olives and the parameters by which they are classified into their different categories.
Finally, they will help us to answer very frequent and common questions that we ask ourselves when we talk about EVOO, such as:
What should we look for on the label? What does cold first pressure mean? What does acidity tell us about? Does color matter? What is the difference between olive and seed oils? What does oil refining mean? Do you know how many olive tree varieties exist?
EVOO tasting
Come, taste, learn by tasting how to differentiate qualities and discover the passionate world that surrounds this food that we use every day.
In the tasting course we want to contribute to the knowledge of good olive oil, in which you can learn concepts about the most important and common varieties of olives. In this way we will begin to better understand the nuances, aromas, bitter and spicy flavors that we encounter depending on which oil sample is in front of us. In this way we can differentiate between our Premium oil QUEO early harvest and Extra Virgin Olive Oil PICUAL.
The Extra Virgin Olive Oil tasting technique is developed in five steps:
- Prepare the oil and the cover:
This is the first step that a taster must take into account. The container and the environment must be free of perfumes and permanent aromas and the glass must be of a dark glass, which allows us to recognize the color of the oil.
- Heat the cup in a bain-marie or by hand:
Professional tasters heat the glass in a bain-marie so that the temperature is approximately twenty-eight to thirty-six degrees, thus bringing out more of the aromas. For a non-professional taster, it is heated by hand to give it the necessary heat.
- Smell the contents:
This step is fundamental once the tasting has begun. Do not smell deeply, but smell short and varied series. The objective is not to saturate the sense of smell, but to recognize aromas of ripe fruit, freshly cut grass, green almonds or tomatoes, among others.
- Tasting the olive oil:
Once the aromas are recognized, proceed to take a small sip, passing the oil over the entire oral cavity and tongue, then swallowing the sample in order to perceive all possible sensations.
- Drink water or eat apples:
Finally, once the oil has been tasted, the oil is to drink water or eat a piece of apple or bread. The objective is to clean the mouth to continue the tasting.
Gastronomy
Incorporating olives in our Mediterranean Diet is very easy, as simple as opening a jar of the variety we like, put them in a saucer or bowl and place them in the center of the table, they are an appetizer or hors d’oeuvre that most of us have always accompanied us at meals, they are also a tasty snack because they give a game in many recipes.
The Spanish olive has joined the efforts of the entire sector to remain one of the essential references of our present and future tradition. To do so, they have started a revolution with the help of great figures of Iberian gastronomy.
From QueoPorcuna we offer the possibility to learn how to make the different varieties of olives such as the delicious crushed olives, informing the whole process of elaboration in a fun and entertaining way.
