Masik's types of varietal olive oil

Leccino

Origin: Italy

The Tree: Large; intense green color; fast-growing.

The Fruit: Medium sized, oval, ripens early in the season. Cure the olives when green or dry-cured when black.

The Oil: Extremely delicate flavor and aroma; withstands high heat.

Serving Suggestions: Especially suitable for seasoning salads and pasta; also suitable for frying and cooking.

Pikual

Origin: Spain

The Tree: Medium size with a circular tree top. Also used for landscaping.

The Fruit: Oval, medium sized with a stigma at the top. Cure when either green or black.

The Oil: Flavor reminiscent of almonds with an exceptional but unique aroma with citrus undertones; withstands high heat,

Serving Suggestions: Adds flavor to fresh and cooked foods; suitable for frying and cooking.

Koroneiki

Origin: Greece

The Tree: Small with round treetop and small leaves.

The Fruit: Extremely small; grow in clusters.

The Oil: Intense flavor and aroma. Spicy but not bitter.

Serving Suggestions: Great for seasoning Greek salad, feta cheese, and Middle Eastern-style foods.

House Blend

The Oil: Kibbutz Magal combines oil from selected varieties from its own groves to make its house blend. Each variety is tasted by a team of experts and certified tasters, who decide on the specific blend for that year, depending on the taste and texture of each variety. Flavor and fragrance is unique to Mesik Kibbutz Magal. Delicately flavored.

Serving Suggestions: Suitable for both cooking and seasoning.

Suri

Origin: Tyre (Sur), Lebanon

The Tree: Slow growing, with a circular treetop, about four meters high.

The Fruit: Elliptic, medium sized; considered the best olive for home curing.

The Oil: Very spicy with a bitter taste.

Serving Suggestions: Highly suitable for salads and for drizzling on hummus.

Askal

Origin: Israel

Tree: Result of cross-breeding of Barnea and Manzilo trees. Tall and axial with wide leafs.

Fruit: Elliptic, like Barnea. High oil count.

Oil: The Askal is a new Israeli specie. Very spicy with bitter taste; highly aromatic.

Serving Suggestions: Especially suitable for seasoning cold foods; a great addition to hummus and finely diced salads.

Cortina

Origin: Italy

Tree: Acclimatizes quickly to various environments.

Fruit: Large, oval. Ripens late in the season. The olives are cured while still green.

Oil: Extremely pungent taste and aroma; very spicy and bitter.

Serving Suggestions: Great for salads and salad dressings. Best for people who enjoy olive oil's distinctive taste.

Organic

Oil: Mesik Kibbutz Magal's organic olive oil combines a variety of species grown in the organic section of our groves. The blending takes place only after the oil from each variety is tasted by a team of experts and certified tasters. Every year the combination is newly determined by the taste and texture of each variety. Has a very bitter taste.

Serving Suggestions: Recommended especially for seasoning on fresh foods.