Eew, bad!

I kinda imagine that over time, I'll make this a series, since I find a lot of things that I wind up smelling or tasting to be yucky.

So, dear friends, as my first installatin of "Eew, bad!" I will share with you something I purchased, full of hope for my omega-3-rich future: organic olive oil from Trader Joe's. This looked so promising: little bottle (which kinda implied this is for eating/garnishing and not for high-temp cooking, in my thinking), certified USDA organic, modest-but-not-too-cheap pricepoint, product of Spain.

But it tastes...
Eew, bad!

I first sampled a drop of this elixer straight, from the palm of my hand. Bland with a vague bananaish note and distinct mid-throat peppery aftertaste. So I added a few grains of salt, which brought out a teensy bit of olivey flavor, but nothing rich, nothing complex, nothing fruity.




So I put a few drops on a piece of plain hearty bread. With the addition of food, all I could taste was a kinda greasy vegetal note on the palate, and a peppery sensation in the throat. Flat, bland, (and I know this sounds dumb since I am talking about OIL, but go with me here), oily-tasting.

I'll be returning this. Still on the search for a deeply flavorful 100% olive oil, not for cooking but for eating. And no banana flavors! Eew, bad.

Trader Joe's organic olive oil is $6.49 for 500 ml