[Sca-cooks] OT: Olive oil with 24-karat gold?

[Johnna Holloway]

I suspect there may be a market among the wealthy of the Middle East. 
  "Also whetting the shopping appetite is olive oil with edible gold. At almost Dh3,500 per bottle, every drop of this 24-carat gold flakes-infused substance is precious. Simply named Golden Olive Oil, the extra virgin 200ml bottle shines with the flakes floating about. Its taste is said to be very delicate and fine, so it doesn’t overpower the flavour of the food, said Sena Cecura, a representative of Kreativni Laboratorij, the Croatian company offering the bottle. 

“The Swiss gold in it is for the lifestyle more than anything else,” Cecura said. “The gold in it is so fine and light, it’s lighter than a quarter of a strand of hair. We’re the first ones who’ve done this with olive oil and this is the first time we’re exhibiting in Dubai.”

The bottle comes in a wood case and a 500ml variety is also available."

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/leisure/all-that-glitters-is-gold-at-dsf-linked-luxury-show-1.1140667

http://www.luxury-insider.com/luxury-news/2011/02/gold-infused-olive-oil-from-croatia

Johnna


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On Feb 9, 2013, at 2:59 PM, lilinah at earthlink.net wrote:

> Sorry to be OT, but i have only just now heard about olive oil with 24-karat gold flakes in it and i have no other really good place else to ask... Why?
> 
> Someone sometimes known as Urtatim