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detour Nerve · 10 minutes · moderate

Taste good oil neat, the way it's judged

“A spoonful of olive oil on its own sounds grim. It's exactly how every good bottle is judged, and afterwards you will never buy one blind again.”

The Recipe

  1. Buy the smallest bottle of the good olive oil, not the cheap one.
  2. At home, take a spoonful, hold it in your mouth for a moment, then swallow and feel for the peppery catch at the back of your throat.
  3. Cook tonight's food with the rest of it.

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