superal Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Does anyone know where to buy Bellucci Olive Oil in Thailand ? with so many fakes around and even in the big shops . I had some reasonably priced olive oil recently and it was disgusting and even gave me a sore throat . Bellucci olive oil is from Italy and has a numerical code on the bottle that can be entered into the companies app and that gives total traceability from the grove to the supermarket shelf . Spain is one of the largest growers of olive trees but for the 2nd year in a row they have suffered a drought and consequently there is a shortage of genuine olive oil . Food products traceability methods are being used by some manufacturers and retailers with a system known as " blockchain " where the product holds a QR code that is tamper proof . Any other comments / recommendations from olive oil experts would be welcome . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) "Wirecutter" a product testing site owned by the New York Times tested and rated a bunch of supermarket brand olive oils. The BERTOLLI brand which is sold locally in Thailand came out in the top 5. Usually not too expensive: 350-400 baht for 500ml. I've tried it and it's lightly fragrant with a mild taste. There were several locally sold Spanish olive oils that I really liked as I like an oil with an assertive flavor but they have disappeared from the shelves. Can't recall the names, I would just recognize the labels. Edited December 7, 2023 by dddave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStar Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Lotus's, Big C, Lazada, Foodland, Tops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 I use Bertolli, can get from major supermarkets and Lazada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negita43 Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Yes I bought two bottles of Pietro Coricelli Extra Virgin from the food shop in terminal 21 at a very special price - also had a code for traceability - tried it on their website - couldn't be found and doesn't taste like it's 100% Olive Oil - smoked at a very low temperature - I ditched a bottle and a half - not such a bargain! Personally, I like the Spanish Borges Extra Virgin although I agree Bertolli is also good and the Spanish Carbonell is OK. I never buy Sabroso - in my opinion poor quality. I think it was al jazeera documentaries who did a piece on food adulteration and false labelling including the lengths the Italians go to to try to prevent it for their Olive oil - a real eye opener it was. I love my Olive oil on bread toasted and spread with chopped tomato - very Spanish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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