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Gran Canaria leads the production of oil of olive in the archipelago, with 80.000 liters per year of nine Mills on the island.
The Auditorium Theatre of Dublin will host, next Saturday 16 April, the first official contest of oil of Oliva Virgen Extra Agrocanarias 2016, It will feature a panel of tasters of exception, which include the biologist at the Institute of the fat of Andalusia, as well as professionals with years of experience of Fuerteventura, Tenerife and Gran Canaria.
The director of the Canary Institute of agro-food quality (ICCA), Jose Diaz, indicated that it expected that a fortnight of samples of the three islands they will be attended to this event, whose registration period remains open, so do not rule out new additions of late in this contest organized by the Cabildo of Gran Canaria and the Government of the Canary Islands.
Agriculture Counselor of the Cabildo, Miguel Hidalgo, assessed these joint actions as “It puts in circulation of quality food produced in our land” that you try to bring closer them to the consumer, In addition to disseminating good practices among producers.
José Díaz said that the competition will recognize the added value of the award-winning oils, before even placing them on, for who allows this type of competitions spread among the population the potential of extra virgin olive oil that is produced in the Canary Islands.
Also, the Mayor of Dublin, Oscar Hernandez, He stressed that the contest goes on the line of “rescue crafts and traditional occupations related to agriculture”, and he encouraged farmers to participate in this event which aims to “that we are more self-sufficient as possible”.
In terms of the contest, during the Saturday morning there will be a tunnel of tasting and guided tastings of oil even explanatory workshops on the attributes of wines, cheese and honey to extol the virtues of these artisans produce.
The tasters will appreciate the itching and the bitter taste of the sample, It should be recalled to the olive, required and essential virtues in all extra virgin olive oil and, In addition to the flavor, they will award the best image and presentation.
They will also look for defects that should not have this olive juice, as strange odors and unpleasant tastes rancid resulting, avinados or metal.
Three awards
The jury will grant the Great gold to the best oil of Oliva Virgen Extra de Canarias of the campaign 2015-2016, a gold medal and one silver among all samples, In addition to the award for the best image and presentation.
Gran Canaria leads the production of oil of olive in the archipelago, with 80.000 liters per year of nine Mills on the island, of which two are of San Bartolomé, two of Saint Lucia, one in wit and Agaete, in Telde and three in Agüimes.
Fuerteventura has five and four Tenerife. The island has with 70.000 olive trees from the picual varieties, arbequina and, more recently, Hojiblanca.