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| Murvica Olive Oil, Jelsa, Hvar Island, Croatica |
A little bit of google research led Sarah and I down a dusty side road in Jelsa to meet Angelika
Gurdulic of Murvica Restaurant, for an olive oil tasting and to buy her homemade products.
I have so appreciated learning about the Dalmatian olive varietals and making evo oil converts and evo oil snobs of Collen and Sarah!
Number 24:
The joy of Extra Virgin Olive Oil on Hvar Island.
The island of Hvar is dominated by the Dalmation Oblica olive along with a few other indigenous varieties. These olives makes a delicious oil with moderate bitterness and pungency and a strong smell of fresh olives.
The small scale olive groves are dotted all around the island on every available piece of land surrounded by stonewalls. Not only olive trees but also vines, fig trees, rows of vegetables and other fruit trees too, the islanders are industrious and have made the best of the endless sunshine and rocky soils.
The small scale olive groves are dotted all around the island on every available piece of land surrounded by stonewalls. Not only olive trees but also vines, fig trees, rows of vegetables and other fruit trees too, the islanders are industrious and have made the best of the endless sunshine and rocky soils.
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| A typical scene on Hvar Island. Olive trees both old and new. |
We have been lathering our fresh, crusty bread and salads with Angelika’s oil, a completely wonderful part of our stay. And as one restauranteur said to us while sharing her pungent new season oil: "This what we do, we make our own olive oil."
