Nudo Olive Oils
Nudo is a company formed by a husband and wife team that produces delicious olive oils on a small, artisanal farming scale from their groves in Le Marche, Italy and which values quality, provenance and environmental responsibility.
As well as the best selling extra virgin original olive oil, Nudo’s flavoured oils are very popular and of the highest quality. Made with pure, whole Italian ingredients (many flavoured oils use cheap, synthetic flavourings), Nudo’s flavoured oils give food high-quality, natural flavours. To make the lemon olive oil, for example, fresh Sicilian lemons are pressed in the stone mill together with the olives. I’d definitely recommend the mandarin olive oil; it’s unusual and has been very well received. Like the lemon oil, fresh organic mandarins are ground with the olives, and this same grinding process is used with the garlic, organic chilli, and basil flavours too.
The eye-catching tins are functional (blocking all light that can damage the quality of the oil, even through dark glass) and are attractively designed.
I can recommend the range as definitely being top quality, excellent smooth flavour and very versatile – from using it as a dipping oil with nice fresh bread or as a salad dressing, to using it for making chocolate orange mousse!
An interesting scheme that sets Nudo apart from other olive oil companies is their “Adopt a Tree” programme whereby you can own a little piece of Italian paradise. For £65, you get an adoption certificate and all the produce from your tree in two deliveries over the year. More information can be found on the website: http://www.nudo-italia.com/