As old as #Christ This #olivetree has been #carbondated at over #2000yearsold It sits in one of the many millennial #olivegroves that exist in central #Puglia #Groves with so much history and so many millions of liters every year of the most varied and complex olive oils Oils that have nurtured millions and millions and set the entire tone for an #advancedcuisine and an #advancedfoodculture loaded with soul and bound to terroir My #grandfather was a landowner in Puglia (The #Gargano) , and my first time in #Italy was in his Masseria, with thousands upon thousands of #ancientolivetrees and lemon trees, with mixed in fig trees and peach trees, with a antique wood oven and big stone BBQs Puglia is my favorite kitchen in Italy, and yes I’m biased #TheBestAntipastoOnEarth #TheBestFish #TheBestLambAndGoat #TheRichestVegetables #PerfectPeasantCuisine #PoeticAgriculture #PanePugliese #TheBestBreadInItaly #FavaCicoria #CoratinaOliveOil (at Ostuni)
