| For the gourmet cook there is nothing like a fine | | | | This region has become known for its gourmet |
| olivewood kitchen tool for a gourmet gift. Olivewood | | | | cuisine, rich history, and olive wood artisans. It has |
| is known for its robustness and highly prized as a | | | | become a natural for gourmet gift products to be |
| wood cooking utensil. Olive wood is known for its | | | | made from olive wood, here. |
| hygienic qualities and also its beauty. Olive wood | | | | The olive wood selected for their products is of the |
| makes a great natural selection for any cook or | | | | finest aged quality and is extremely robust. Each olive |
| kitchen. | | | | wood piece is processed naturally to bring out the |
| Olive wood from Europe is recognized as the | | | | unique grain pattern inherent to olive wood. The olive |
| premium wood to fashion gourmet wood cooking | | | | wood raw material is hand selected and skillfully |
| utensils. Research from the University of Wisconsin, | | | | crafted by wood carving professionals. Because of |
| has proved through tests, that wood is more | | | | the nature of olive wood, over 75% of the rough |
| hygienic than any kind of molded plastic. Wooden | | | | material may be turned to waste, to manufacture a |
| products are safer than plastic kitchen items because | | | | fine grade kitchen utensil or olive wood gourmet gift |
| bacteria like salmonella cannot survive for more than | | | | item. |
| three minutes on a wood surface, yet it will remain | | | | Numerous shops from Paris to Nice will include olive |
| viable on or in a plastic equivalent. | | | | wood gift items of extraordinary quality. Tourists find |
| Kitchen utensils and kitchenware are made from | | | | exceptional bargains that are individually made and |
| European olive wood because of its high grade of | | | | exquisite. |
| durability. Olive wood carpentry and craftsmanship | | | | One such item is an olive wood herb mill or herb |
| has been handed down from generation to | | | | grinder, which is used to grind dried herbs and salts. |
| generation, from family to family, in the Provence | | | | Each mill is hand made, and at completion, solely |
| area of France. The Provence locale is picturesque | | | | unique. No two pieces of olive wood material are the |
| and compelling to visit. Hilltop towns overlook the | | | | same, thus the wood grain and veining pattern are |
| Mediterranean Sea, and bask in the warm temperate | | | | never similar from piece to piece. Like pepper grinding |
| climate. Gourmet cooking from this area is famous | | | | mills, an olivewood herb grinder offers the fresh |
| for incorporating the organic herbs and spices grown | | | | ground taste and aroma of fresh herbs to any |
| here. Special dried herb mixes are featured in | | | | gourmet dish. |
| gourmet Herbes de Provence. Gourmet chefs and | | | | An olive wood herb mill has made many cooks happy |
| cooks from around the world utilize French Herbes de | | | | as a thoughtful kitchen gourmet gift. |
| Provence for its pure flavor in their finest recipes. | | | | |