News
The Odyssey and Sicily's Olive Trees
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey cuts one key scene — the olive tree bed test — but shot most of the film on location in Sicily, where the myth actually takes place. Here's what got left out, what got kept, and a look at the island's real olive-growing history.
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Introducing Bomboniere: Three Tins, Three Neighbors, One Very Sicilian Idea
Three 175 ml tins of single-origin Sicilian EVOO, each from a different neighboring farm on the hills of Mt. Iblei. One harvest, three characters, one very Sicilian gift idea.
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Sicilian Extra Virgin Olive Oil: a 107-year family story
Four generations. 800 olive trees. One family recipe that almost no one outside Sicily has ever tasted - until now.
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Sicily Things
The Sicilian Gift Guide: 8 Artisanal Gifts We Love
Eight unique and tasteful gifts from Sicily, each with a story — as praised by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Condé Nast, Slow Food and Gambero Rosso.
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When Sicily Turns Gold: Wheat Season in the Hyblaean Mountains
In June, the hills of southeastern Sicily turn gold with wheat, and the olive trees have been watching it happen for centuries. Here the land is green and gold with life.
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Wild Mint of Sicily: Why Sicilians Pick Their Herbs from the Hillside
In Buccheri, the village that won World Capital of Olive Oil, mint grows wild on the hillside and ends up in everything. A Sicilian recipe and the story behind it.
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World Cup Pasta: A Sicilian Dish Worth Shouting About
Pachino cherry tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil and the best olive oil from the same Sicilian hillside. This is how summer tastes in southeastern Sicily, and it all goes in one giant bowl.
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Zagara: The Scent of Spring and the Art of Patience | Pegaso EVOO
In Sicily, there is a word borrowed from Arabic and a scent borrowed from the land: zagara. The blossom of the citrus tree at the exact moment of flowering. Sweet, sharp and fleeting. Here is its story.
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Pasta e Piselli: The Sicilian Spring Pasta from Nonna's Kitchen | Pegaso EVOO
Fresh peas, pasta and enough olive oil to make it sing. This is the springtime dish we made with our nonna ever Sicilian spring.
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Education
What are Polyphenols (and Why Do We Love Them)?
Polyphenols are why good olive oil is good for you. Part 1 of The Polyphenol Files — what they are, how they work and how to make sure your olive oil has them.
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Yes, you can sauté with olive oil - what Big Seed doesn't want you to know
Someone told you not to cook with extra virgin olive oil. Sicilians have been doing it for three thousand years. Here's what the science actually says.
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Olive Spotlight: Tonda Iblea - the olive that smells like tomato and tastes like Sicily
The Tonda Iblea smells like a vine tomato, grows only in the Hyblaean Mountains and gives Pegaso its peppery finish. Meet the olive at the heart of our blend.
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Five Things Your Olive Oil Should Be Doing for Your Body
Sicilians have been putting olive oil on everything for centuries. Here's what the science now says about why — from polyphenols and oleocanthal to harvest timing and daily dose.
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Something Small, Something Meaningful: The Italian Art of the Bomboniere | Pegaso EVOO
Bomboniere are the gifts you give your guests at a celebration, not the gifts you receive. Here's why a tin of Sicilian olive oil became our wedding party favor, and then a baptism party favor, and why it might be the best one you give too.
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The Best Container for Olive Oil (Olive Oil and Plastic Don't Belong Together)
Plastic leaches into oil. Light kills polyphenols. Here's why the best container for olive oil has always been tin or dark glass — and the Sicilian tradition behind the Pegaso tin.
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