Olive oil is a liquid obtained from olives , a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. The oil production is by pressing whole olives.
Common uses in cooking, whether for frying or as a salad dressing. Uses are also in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and soaps, and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps, and has additional uses in some religions. Olive oil have huge health benefits.
Argan oil is produced by several women’s co-operatives in the southwestern parts of Morocco. The most labor-intensive part of oil-extraction is removal of the soft pulp (used to feed animals) and the cracking by hand, between two stones, of the hard nut. The seeds are then removed and gently roasted. This roasting accounts for part of the oil’s distinctive, nutty flavor.
