Production and marketing of organic olives and olive oil – EcoOlives project 4th meeting took place on 28.06 and 29.06.2023, in Sofia, Bulgaria.
During the meeting, partners took part in lecture about Extra Virgin Olive Oil provided by a Tutor and Sommelier – Mrs. Anna Petkova – creator of My Pure Olive ~ olive oil sommelier ~ educator ~ consultant ~ author. Her activities are focused on olive oil master classes & tasting sessions; educator at HRC academy Bulgaria for culinary arts; column writer “Artichoke & olive oil” at Bacchus – a magazine for wine & gourmet culture; partnership with EVA lifestyle magazine – enhancing the awareness about EVOO, local & seasonal food; author of Sun & Olive oil (stories & recipes about fascinating flavours of the Mediterranean) – Anna’s 1st book & a practical guide into the world of olive oil; educator at olive, wine & travel forums; business consulting; organising & leading thematic dinners & events. She is an ambassador of the EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive oil) in Bulgaria.
The covered topics were: Gastro & cultural OO & OO traditions in Bulgaria; My Pure Olive Good practices – mission, education & experience; EVOO & food pairing – testing with 3 different extra virgin olive oils – Extra Virgin Olive oil from Bulgarian producer (with olives plants from Greece region Maroneia, so Greek EVOO); Croatian Bjelica from the Istria region and Turkish EVOO from the Aiyvalik region.
For the degustation, we AVA the hosts, ensured 3 different type of food – traditional Bulgarian dishes (Musse from butterbeans and roasted peppers; Patatnik) and a desert (Revane with rose water), but the recipes were made suitable for Vegan too, suggested by Mrs. Anna Petkova and realised by Crouton.bg.
