Keeping your eyes open, being curious and restless are excellent ways to discover new things in the world of gastronomy. Small culinary firsts that further expand the unfathomable world of cooking.
The last one I’m talking about took place in a rural hotel in the south of Alentejo called Horta da Moura (www.hortadamoura.pt), near Monsaraz. Here, and rightly so, they are proud of having a “garden of thousand-year-old olive trees”.
I'm not kidding. This accommodation has a trail where you can admire these natural wonders. Research carried out by experts from the Portuguese University of Trás os Montes and Alto Douro studied and dated these olive trees, and several of them are over a thousand years old. The oldest is around 2,450 years old. It seems incredible, but it's true. According to what I've been told, it's possibly the second oldest certified tree in Portugal.
Well, Horta da Moura, with the help of experts from the Carmim agricultural cooperative in Reguengos de Monsaraz (www.carmim.eu), had the plausible idea of producing olive oil from olives obtained exclusively from these ancient olive trees. Naturally, production is small and is not intended for sale.
This beautiful dream come true was recently presented at a captivating event that exuded Alentejo through every pore.
I was lucky enough to taste this delicacy. There is no doubt that there is history in this liquid gold. Or rather, a lot of history, especially when the traveler thinks about the amount of events that these trees have “seen”.
Having a bottle designed specifically for the occasion is a true gastronomic gem. In fact, a true gastronomic curiosity.
Source: LARAZON
The last one I’m talking about took place in a rural hotel in the south of Alentejo called Horta da Moura (www.hortadamoura.pt), near Monsaraz. Here, and rightly so, they are proud of having a “garden of thousand-year-old olive trees”.
I'm not kidding. This accommodation has a trail where you can admire these natural wonders. Research carried out by experts from the Portuguese University of Trás os Montes and Alto Douro studied and dated these olive trees, and several of them are over a thousand years old. The oldest is around 2,450 years old. It seems incredible, but it's true. According to what I've been told, it's possibly the second oldest certified tree in Portugal.
Well, Horta da Moura, with the help of experts from the Carmim agricultural cooperative in Reguengos de Monsaraz (www.carmim.eu), had the plausible idea of producing olive oil from olives obtained exclusively from these ancient olive trees. Naturally, production is small and is not intended for sale.
This beautiful dream come true was recently presented at a captivating event that exuded Alentejo through every pore.
I was lucky enough to taste this delicacy. There is no doubt that there is history in this liquid gold. Or rather, a lot of history, especially when the traveler thinks about the amount of events that these trees have “seen”.
Having a bottle designed specifically for the occasion is a true gastronomic gem. In fact, a true gastronomic curiosity.
Source: LARAZON