There is a doctor who only cooks with butter because he says 95% of the olive oil being sold at stores is fake, thoughts?

[jennifer_bloom]

I wanted to buy real olive oil years ago and the brand I saw online was over $100 per bottle and the bottle might only be enough for 3 weeks of cooking.

Now they might be exploiting the fact some people are desperate for real stuff and will pay more than the market value for something they think its useful, but it makes me wonder whether you can trust the cheaper brands.

[Xawyx-2]

I use both olive oil and butter, those are the two healthiest fats in the world.

There are some fakes, but still, if you know the original, you'll be able to recognize the taste.

[Xawyx-2]

Thank you for MHO

[DryGermanGuy]

Whut? Maybe 5% is fake or diluted. For a good cold-pressed olive oil I pay maybe 9€ for a 0,5L bottle.

[purplepoppy]

Olive oil is OK for drizzling on salads but butters better for cooking because it's mild flavour doesn't mask the foods flavour

[jamesgoldman]

Cooking grade is much cheaper than that

The great stuff is like £40 a litre bit that's the salad dressing stuff... cooks grade is around £10 a litre

[siezuresalad]

Beef tallow is also good.