MOROCCAN PICHOLINE MAROCAINE EVOO

Morocco has been growing olives for over three thousand years. The dominant olive variety in Morocco is the Picholine Marocaine — a native variety that accounts for over 90% of all Morocco’s olive trees. This is not an accident. Centuries of cultivation and selection by Moroccan farmers produced a variety perfectly adapted to the land, resistant to the climate, and capable of producing oil with a smooth, clean, slightly fruity flavor profile with a delicate, pleasant finish.

Hand-harvested with rakes, nets and ladders and pressed within hours of picking, the Picholine Marocaine yields an oil that is neither aggressively grassy nor harshly peppery — the hallmarks of oils pressed from unripe fruit, which some producers favor for intensity but which many everyday cooks find off-putting. Our oil is balanced, approachable, and genuinely versatile. It dresses a salad beautifully, finishes a soup with elegance, and it is gentle enough to let the other flavors in your dish lead.