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Discover the amazing benefits of eating tapas-style meals! Dive into the Spanish culture and learn about some delicious foods you should try.
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A very curious statement is printed on every bottle of certified extra virgin olive oil in Spain. The statement is: "Superior category of Olive Oil obtained directly from olives and solely by mechanical means." Read more
![Olive Oil Fraud – A US Court Ruling that Makes Sense but Complicates the Consumer Landscape](http://gringocool.com/cdn/shop/articles/villain-2103500_640_10x.png?v=1550750243)
Recently, a US District Court in Minnesota sided with one of the largest olive oil companies in the world, and ordered a permanent injunction against further publication or dissemination of false and misleading information circulated on social media. The main source for th...
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More than half of the extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) sold in Spanish supermarkets and superstores does not pass standardized taste tests. Wow! This, according to an article recently published in El Pais (a leading newspaper of Spain). See article here. Of course this is contr...
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Learn about and sign up as a Brand Ambassador for GringoCool!
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Since we launched our GringoCool brand of Spanish extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), we have encouraged our friends and family to hold test tastes in their neighborhoods. We are very proud of the quality of EVOO that we sell, and we will gladly put ours in a test taste with any –...
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Premium quality extra virgin olive oil is not made in Gramma's backyard, though many would lead you to believe it is.
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As you can imagine, in our house we always have extra virgin olive oil. From being a luxury item in my parent’s household when I was a kid, it’s THE oil we use for cooking in our home now. Every time Steve goes to the oil mill where GringoCool EVOO is bottled, he buys a … <...
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There are three tricks to preparing garlic shrimp. First, you must use enough garlic. The dish is a garlic dish as much as a shrimp dish. Second, you must use a high quality extra virgin olive oil, and don’t be shy with it. The third tip is to cook at a low heat and be … <...
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Being from the States, I grew up with butter. Low calorie margarine made a big move in the mid-70s and I ate a lot of that also. My family did not use much olive oil. As an adult living in the States, we sometimes had a bottle of “olive oil” in the house, but again, …