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Ask Ersilia: Is it Safe to Fry in Olive Oil?
Get Answers to Your Questions
I get this question all the time. Unbeknownst to me until the 2nd year of running my green market stand, there seems to have been a campaign started a few years back that it is not safe to fry in olive oil, whether it is pan frying, sautéing, stir frying or deep frying. I have theories as to why this rumor began to circulate, but I might be accused of bias as a purveyor of olive oil. Let’s review the scientific evidence and questions raised about cooking and frying with olive oil.
Ask Ersilia About Olive Oil: Isn't Canola Oil Better?
Olive Oil vs. Canola Oil
Do not fall into the hype out there that promotes Canola oil as superior to Olive oil due to its concentration of monounsaturated fatty acids.
