Extra Virginity by Tom Mueller

Extra Virginity - The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil

For millennia, fresh olive oil has been one of life's necessities - not just as food but also as medicine, a beauty aid, and a vital element of religious rituals. But this symbol of purity has become deeply corrupt, A superbly crafted combination of cultural history and food manifesto, Extra Virginity takes us on a journey through the world of olive oil, opening up our eyes to olive oils rich past as well as to the fierce contemporary struggle between olive oil fraudsters of the globalized food industry and artisan producers whose oil truly deserves the name "extra virgin".