An Original Olive Oil from an Exceptional Origin

About Terra Rossa Jordan Ltd

Jordan is home to some of the oldest olive trees dating back to the time of Jesus Christ. The Olive trees are planted in the "Terra Rossa" (Red Soil) region which is the biblical name given to the Fertile Crescent part of the Middle East. With its magnificent Mediterranean climate, this region has the ideal soil for cultivating olive groves, citrus fruits and grape vines. Growing and nurturing olive trees is embedded in the local culture and olive oil has been used for food, medicine and light in this part of the world for well over 6000 years.

Terra Rossa oils are made from half-green hand-picked olives that are crushed with traditional granite stone and extracted using natural cold processes. Using half-green olives, quantity is sacrificed for quality, resulting in an olive oil that has higher quality antioxidants, nutrients and polyphenols.

Terra Rossa offers 5 premium flavours of Zait & Zaatar (Arabic for olive oil and thyme mix): Sinolea, Evoo, Basil, Lemon and Chilli, which are traditionally eaten as a snack or an aperitif by dipping a piece of bread into the oil and then gently into the Zaatar. Zait & Zaatar is not only good for dipping but is also ideal for use as seasoning sprinkled over salad, houmous, yoghurt, vegetables, mixed with cheese to make bread, pizza and paninis, or as a dressing or marinade drizzled over pasta, fish, chicken, lamb, etc..

The Sinolea extra virgin olive oil is extracted using a natural cold drip method and is unfiltered, while the Evoo is extracted using a first cold pressed method and is filtered. The Lemon oil is made by stone crushing the olives and the lemons together, while the Chilli and the Basil oils are made by infusing at least 250gms of the very best of fresh Jordanian herbs into the Evoo oil until the oil changes its colour to signify that the natural chilli and basil flavour have been completely absorbed.

New products for 2008 include Zaatar & Pine Sauce and Dukka Coriander mix. The sauce is amazigly delicious to dip or cook with and the Dukka is eaten the same way as Zaatar and is ideal for mixing with oil and rubbing on meat and fish before cooking.

In 2006 the Sinolea Zait & Zaatar received an International Award from iTQi in Brussels and scooped a Gold Great Taste Award from the Guild of Fine Food. That same year the Lemon received Silver, and the Evoo, Chilli and Basil oils received Bronze. In 2007 the Evoo, Lemon Oil and the Zaatar Oat Bites received Gold Great Taste Awards. In 2008 the Evoo received the First Prize Award at the contest held at the IOTEX exhibition in Jordan (International Olive Oil Technology and Taste) and the Lemon oil as well as the oat biscuits, Manna from Heaven and Glace fruits received Gold Great Taste Awards from the Guild of Fine Food.

Terra Rossa oils are offered in elegantly packaged bottles, with hand made ceramic jugs and dipping pots and are presented in natural corrugated cartons, jute bags, Jordanian Hampers and hand-crafted wooden boxes.

Retail prices start at: £2.75 for a 100g Zaatar pack, £4.95 for 250ml Evoo oil, £5.50 for any of the 250ml infused oils, £5.95 for 250ml Sinolea oil, to £19.95 for a terracotta jug with dipping pots and 250g Zaatar in fancy carton, and £35 for a Jordanian Classical Hamper.

 
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