Product Description
For the products we carry at Caputo's, I look for the different and even the strange: flavors that are at risk of being left out of our increasingly homogenized food system if we don't protect them. This olive oil, protected by the European Union and bearing the PDO seal, is just such a product. It is made with olives grown near the ancient port town of Chania on my mother's ancestral island of Crete, Greece. The Caputo family has spent several summers there getting to know the local cuisine on an island that consumes more olive oil per capita than anywhere in the world. Cretan food is practically swimming in olive oil just like this one. I researched and tasted many to find the best example of this special oil. It is dedicated to my mother, and we are excited to share it with you. - Matt Caputo