1. Organic Peace Oil - £12.95 for 500ml
Extra virgin organic oil produced in Israel by a co-operative of Jews and Arabs. It's worthy (profits go towards Middle East peace initiatives), but has won taste prizes, too.
020-7435 6500;
www.peaceoil.org
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2. Dauro Aubocassa - €12.99 for 500ml
A nutty, grassy, golden-greenish oil made from Arbequina olives from an ancient estate on the eastern side of Mallorca. It takes 17lbs of olives to produce one litre of this buttery oil.
www.OleOlive.com
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3. Manni Per Mio Figlio - €220 for 10 100ml bottles
If you’ve eaten at The Fat Duck, Locanda Locatelli or The French Laundry, you’ll already have tasted Armando Manni’s “liquid gold”. An unctuous, clean-tasting olive oil.
00 39 697 274 787;
www.manni.biz
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4. Frescobaldi Laudemio EV - £19.50 for 500ml
A bright green oil produced by Marchesi de Frescobaldi in Tuscany. Highly acclaimed, Frescobaldi’s oils arrive boxed and fitted with a handy drizzling insert in the neck.
www.oilandmore.co.uk
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5. Fior’ Fiore - £13.95 for 750ml
An extra virgin oil fromPuglia. The blend of 80 per cent Coratina and 20 per cent Ogliarola olives produces a creamy oil with a peppery bite.
0131-556 6066;
www.valvonacrolla.co.uk
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6. Organic O De Oliva - €9.40 for 500ml
Top-notch organic oil in contemporary packaging, made with a combination of Cornicabra, Picual and Arbequina olives. It has a soft, fruity taste that’s bitter and a little bit spicy.
www.delinostrum.com
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7. Ferran Adria oil for Borges - £6.50 for 200ml
Given the stamp of approval by Ferran Adria, owner of El Bulli, these aromatic flavoured oils include garlic, basil, chilli and lemon mixes.
020-7235 5000;
www.harveynichols.com
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8. Black Truffle Oil - £12.95 for 55ml
An Umbrian extra virgin oil that is infused with black truffle – a cheaper way of getting the precious flavour and aroma of truffle into your food.
020-7734 8040;
www.fortnumandmason.co.uk
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9. Salvagno - €8 for 1 litre
Big, bright and grassy with hints of almond, this peppery oil is made using traditional methods in an old, family-run estate in Verona.
00 39 045 526 046;
www.oliosalvagno.it
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10. Nunez De Prado - £11.50 for 500ml
A golden, fruity oil from Cordoba in Andalucia, Spain. Rich and complex with a lovely peppery bitterness. Buy it from the Brindisa shops in Exmouth or Borough markets.
020-7713 1666;
www.brindisa.com
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24 March 2008, Chosen by Sophie Morris
