As of: February 24, 2024, 10:59 a.m
By: Carina Blumenroth
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Every now and then there is a price surprise waiting for you at your trusted supermarket.
Olive oil is also affected.
What alternatives are there?
They come from Italy, Spain, Greece or Turkey - olives and associated olive oil.
Recently, weather conditions, including drought, have led to crop failures.
Not only do local businesses and those responsible suffer from this, but also consumers.
The
Tagesschau
reports that olive oil prices rose by 43.5 percent in November compared to the previous month.
Currently, it looks like prices could continue to rise in the future.
So it's high time to look at how you can replace olive oil in the kitchen.
Alternatives to olive oil: What you can consider now
Olive oil is becoming rare and therefore more expensive - which alternative you can use.
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If you don't want to dig deeper into your wallet, you can look for alternatives.
You should generally note that cold-pressed oils are actually more suitable for cold cuisine and refined oils are more suitable for hot cuisine, informs the
consumer advice center
.
However, there are exceptions.
If you want to fry gently and can do without an intense aroma, you can use rapeseed oil, for example.
This is heat-resistant and, along with frying oil, “usually regional, cheap and very healthy,” says nutritionist Anna Dandekar to
SWR
.
You can also fry with margarine, which can be heated to as high a temperature as the oil it is made of.
The consumer advice center
informs you that you should avoid using butter when frying
, but you can use it for sautéing.
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Which oil for the salad?
If you are preparing salad, cold-pressed oils are suitable.
Here it is worth using a high-quality oil.
If you like to experiment, try walnut oil in a salad.
If you prefer a neutral note, you can also use rapeseed oil in your salad.