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 offers 5 premium flavours of Zait & Zaatar (Arabic for olive oil and thyme) from Jordan: 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. In each case the Zaatar thyme is the same, but the olive oils are different.

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 completed absorbed.

In 2006 the Sinolea Zait & Zaatar received a 2 star International award from iTQi in Brussels. Also in 2006, the Sinolea oil scooped a Gold Great Taste Award from the Guild of Fine Food Retailers, the Lemon received Silver, and the Evoo, Chilli and Basil oils received Bronze. In 2007 the Evoo, Lemon Oil and the newly launched Zaatar Oat Bites received Gold Great Taste Awards.

Their delicious oils are offered in elegantly packaged bottles, hand made ceramic jugs and dipping pots and are presented in natural corrugated carton, jute bags and hand-crafted wooden boxes, with or without Zaatar.

The Zaatar Thyme mix (made primarily from thyme, sesame seeds and sumac) can also be used 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..

New products for 2007 include Zaatar Oat Biscuits, 2 kinds of Jordanian Hampers, 4 different kinds of Sweets: Sugar Coated Almonds, Raha & Nougat, Glacé Fruits & Manna from Heaven, Zumot St. George Red Wine, and a catering range: 3L Bag-in-Box Evoo and 5L PET bottles Evoo and 5kg Zaatar bags.

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.