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Moroccan Olive Oil
Mustapha's

I make my own mayonnaise so a great olive oil is important to keep it from being bitter, too strong or overpowering. This oil makes a wonderful mayonnaise: mild yet flavorful.

This Moroccan olive oil is from the first cold press, extra virgin, and is in a striking 12-inch high narrow bottle that is so dark it almost looks black. A corked lid that fits tightly is an additional preservative of this fine oil. The oval label in pale yellow and dark green Moroccan swirls says that the bottle contains 12.75 fluid ounces.

Decanted, the oil is a golden green with a light grassy fragrance. The flavor is mild but richly olive, buttery and fresh. This is not an oil to be used with anything heavily spiced as its subtleties would be lost, but this oil, besides making an exceptional mayonnaise is marvelous as a bread dip, and on butter lettuce with freshly squeezed lemon juice and fresh herbs.

Subtle but not flavorless, this is a marvelous oil to complement other fine foods. Stone crushed in the traditional ancient method, the villagers of Taounat in Morocco carefully handpick perfect Picholine olives for this oil. In the remote Atlas Mountains, the ancient olive groves need no fertilizers or pesticides, so you are assured of not only a flavorful oil, but also a pure one. Imported from Morocco, this is a fine, gourmet olive oil that can rival many out there at twice the price.