Well friend you should know that olive oil is ideal for frying things like potatoes or small fish.
Try it just once ! Just for once in your life, fry some potatoes in olive oil and at the same time fry some more in the oil you used so far. Taste the difference... it will be more than obvious to you which is which. The difference in taste becomes even greater if you try it with small fishes like red mullet. You will see such a vast difference that you will think you have fry ... a different kind of fish !
It is also healthier! Olive oil, unlike seed oils, remains stable in its chemical structure at relatively high temperatures because of its antioxidant and high oleic acid content. A number of researches have shown that most pure olive oils have "smoking points" (at that point the chemical structure of fats and oils is changed when heated beyond the smoking point) ranging from 406 to 468 degrees Fahrenheit. Extra virgin olive oil has a lower smoke point of approximately 250 degrees. But in order to have better results, it is advisable not to use it more than three (3) times. |