I don’t understand the obsession with extra virgin olive oil. The last couple times I went to Central Market and to Whole Foods I spent what seemed like forever going through each bottle of the hundreds of different olive oils to try and find at least one… ONE… that wasn’t extra virgin.

See the problem with extra virgin olive oil is that it has a great olive oil flavor. It’s great for salad dressings, mixing with some fresh ground pepper or some balsamic vinegar as a delicious bread dip or otherwise as a kind of “finishing” oil.