Olive oil produced from olives, the fruit of the olive tree. Olives are traditional crop of the Mediterranean region. People make olive oil by pressing whole olives.
Olive oil used for cooking, in cosmetics, medicine, soaps, and as a fuel for traditional lamps. Place of origin olive oil - Mediterranean, but today, it is popular around the world.
People preserve olives in olive oil or salted water. People eat them whole and added to pizzas and other dishes.