History of Jordanian olive oil
Home to one of the oldest olive cultivation sites in the world, olive trees have been growing in Jordan for over 5,400 years
How Do Professional Chefs Use Jordanian Olive Oil?
With all the varieties of Jordanian olive oil, it can be hard to know the best ways to use it. Here’s how chefs prefer to cook using Jordan’s liquid gold.
Tagliolini Pasta
An Italian country-side popular pasta dish that resembles straw and hay, enriched with Tuna belly confit in Jordanian Extra Virgin Olive Oil with potatoes and olives
Green Labaneh recipe
Green labaneh is is made with an indigenous herb Hweirneh (حويرنة) that is foraged in the wild. It can be used in countless ways, from simply serving with bread, slathered on toast with eggs, as a base to a salad or dressing, a dip with fried or roasted vegetables and even instead of plain yoghurt in fetteh.
Majdal Agricultural Company
An eight-decade-old single estate family farm in Majdal, on the limestone-rich hills of Biblical Gilead of Jerash, north of Jordan. We are producing premium extra virgin olive oil with a distinctive piquancy from the progeny of the unique regional Nabali variety cross-bred with indigenous wild olive trees.
Samain Ideal
Established in 1984, the Samain Farm spans over 200,000 square meters of fertile, nutrient rich land in Karak, Jordan.
The Samain Farm is Organic Certified by the Italian CCPB company.
Olives are handpicked and transported to the Samain Mill to be processed, and the Olive Oil produced is a premium, award winning product.
Rum Olive Oil
We are located near the ancient holy land and preserve the history of the revival of the past, we produce with confidence what the people of our region used to consume throughout history.
We produce premium quality extra virgin olive oil exclusively in our own olive mill according to strict standards and regulations.
Maida
Multi-award winning in Europe, North America and Far east. Maida is sustainable single family estate farm and mill located in the Jordanian desert. Passionately crafting from tree to table which has earned them a world ranking in 2021 as 41 in the World as producers and their Arbosana variety ranked number two. Quality and environment is at the heart of what they do which has lead them to work with chefs and restaurants from around the world.
Good Food Mood
As an organization established in 2014; with a niche market of organic products (Organic Medjool dates and Extra virgin Olive Oil being our top crops), and broad international coverage of global countries and continents, and an exporting rate of almost 900-1000 tons /year of Organic Medjool dates and current production of 100-150 tons of Extra virgin olive oil per year, we consider ourselves to be a leading player and in a unique position not to compete but to dominate the organic food industry in general.
The old trees and names
Home to one of the oldest olive cultivation sites in the world, olive trees have been growing in Jordan for over 5,400 years. This brings with it a rich heritage that is very much loved by the Jordanian people and comes culturally and socially attached with a feeling of pride.
