32 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

Again, agreed, Spanish olive oil is my favourite too. Ybarra is a good brand they sell at Tops. Also 750 range.

 

OK.

 

Thank you.

 

I will buy a bottle, and see.....

 

I like TOPS, too....!

 

Good Store, IMHO....

 

 

1 hour ago, Celsius said:

 

if you are cooking on high heat with extra virgin, God help you 

 

 People have been brain washed into thinking Olive oil is a good cooking oil......Its not....

 

Lard or Rice Bran oil  are Vastly better...

14 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

Today was my first trip to Makro in Sattihip in like 4 months. Olive oil was around 750 baht. Maybe I'm mistaken but it seems like price has skyrocketed.

 

Although I don't have a Makro near me in Bangkok, I bring olive oil from the UK each year. Much, much better value than Villa market. 

Il Casolare now £14-£16 per litre in the UK. Still cheaper, and better than Thailand. Few other quality "extra virgin" at reasonable prices in Thailand...

 

 

4 hours ago, Pattaya57 said:

Why pay 750 baht for olive oil when you can pay 599 for a good Aussie Red 😀

 

Good? 555 It's definitely a crime!

 

Popeye must be very upset!

21 hours ago, Cameroni said:

 

It depends on brand, even Tops in Central has it for half of that.

 

 

Ybarra will be 750 Baht, because it's excellent. But there are other Spanish olive oils that are cheaper, you don't have to go the mixed oil route.

 

I'm sure it does not.

Thread is asking "how long is a piece of string". 

 

There are so many brands of olive oil and so many sizes of bottle but the OP says none of that. And yet people respond as if they know exactly what brand and bottle size OP is talking about.

 

What brand and size olive oil is now 750 baht and how much was it last time you were there to inspire this massive price increase thread?

 

The Palestinians produced a lot of it but the Israelis forced them to stop.

 

 

 

Use bees,wax

On 9/21/2024 at 3:20 AM, cjinchiangrai said:

Try different sources. I got some Turkish oil recently that is very good, Greece and Egypt also make good oil.

EU standards for olive oil are  high. One never knows what is in the Turkish, Egyptian etc. product.

Unfortunately, some producers have been caught adulterating their products with crap from North Africa.

In the USA and Canada, it is the wild west when it comes to olive oil. One of the risks of imported olive oil is that it may not have been tested as is required for the EU market.

https://frescolio.ca/learn-more/olive-oils/olive-oil-standards-testing/?v=5435c69ed3bc

 

 

On 9/21/2024 at 2:33 PM, topt said:

From memory I think I saw prices rising dramatically about 3 months ago or maybe more - I remember reading some news about shortages or poor crops.

Was all over the news in Europe. So no surprise for me that it skyrockets here.

I use it rarely for salads. Of course not for the frying pan!

8 hours ago, Pattaya57 said:

Thread is asking "how long is a piece of string". 

 

There are so many brands of olive oil and so many sizes of bottle but the OP says none of that. And yet people respond as if they know exactly what brand and bottle size OP is talking about.

 

What brand and size olive oil is now 750 baht and how much was it last time you were there to inspire this massive price increase thread?

 

You're sort of correct. The brand is Bertolli 1 L bottle that cost 750. I did state it was at Makro Sattahip which has a very limited selection. 

 

I was at a mall that has Tops yesterday and strolled through the oil section. Sooo many choices, so many brands and sizes of bottle. I may have to include stores like Tops in my shopping as I usually buy everything at Makro and the small vendors around me for veggies and meats.

On 9/21/2024 at 8:03 AM, EVENKEEL said:

Today was my first trip to Makro in Sattihip in like 4 months. Olive oil was around 750 baht. Maybe I'm mistaken but it seems like price has skyrocketed.

 

 

The price of olive oil at source has skyrocketed due to poor harvests in Spain caused by drought.
There have now been two years in a row of poor olive oil harvests in Spain and the price there is already double what it was two years ago.

 

 

On 9/21/2024 at 10:27 AM, AlwaysThere said:

 

Haven't ever seen Spanish oil repackaged...

 

 

 

A considerable part of the "Italian" olive oil sold in the world is Spanish olive oil repackaged in Italy.
The big Italian companies have bought many of the Spanish oil mills, take the oil to Italy and package it there with the sign "packaged in Italy". It's a question of marketing.
There is not enough olive oil production in Italy for the huge amount of "Italian olive oil" they export.

 

 

 

 

 

Farang muck. Use coconut oil.

14 hours ago, cooked said:

Farang muck. Use coconut oil.

Does it work for say a salad dressing?

Must admit I am not familiar with it, but recall when a fat bird massaged me with it I didn't like the smell. Doesn't coconut oil contain a much higher saturated fat content, nearly 100%?

Beware of marketing. 

14 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Does it work for say a salad dressing?

Must admit I am not familiar with it, but recall when a fat bird massaged me with it I didn't like the smell. Doesn't coconut oil contain a much higher saturated fat content, nearly 100%?

Beware of marketing. 

There is no proof that saturated fat is harmful. I thought that this was slowly becoming known.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9794145/

On 9/23/2024 at 9:33 AM, cooked said:

Farang muck. Use coconut oil.

 

How does that work for cold food production? Salads, marinades...?

The price of virgin olive oil on sale in Spain today is 8.95 euros. Last year it cost 4 euros.

27 minutes ago, Espanol said:

The price of virgin olive oil on sale in Spain today is 8.95 euros. Last year it cost 4 euros.

Funny I live in OZ I bought Spanish extra virgin oil for just 9,5 AUD 

5 hours ago, still kicking said:

Funny I live in OZ I bought Spanish extra virgin oil for just 9,5 AUD 

 

It's not funny because it's not true. You did not buy a litre of EVOO for AU$9.50.

You have to be very careful buying olive oil.  A lot of it is fake,

 

I try to buy single estate, organic, extra virgin but single estate is impossible to find in Tops. Tops have their own brand "My Choice" and if you look carefully on the shelves you will find the original which is slightly cheaper.

On 9/23/2024 at 2:20 AM, Espanol said:

 

 

A considerable part of the "Italian" olive oil sold in the world is Spanish olive oil repackaged in Italy.
The big Italian companies have bought many of the Spanish oil mills, take the oil to Italy and package it there with the sign "packaged in Italy". It's a question of marketing.
There is not enough olive oil production in Italy for the huge amount of "Italian olive oil" they export.

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://madeinspain.store/en/aceite-oliva-virgen-extra/  I'll be taking a closer look, but I buy mostly Spanish oil anyway.