The Oil

The olive history is very ancient. Its origin are very old about 6000 years. This tree come from Siria and Palestina. The olive-tree become famous in Greece , Turkey , Sicily and Spain thanks for Phoenix's commerce. Following the Romans diffused this tree in Italy and around the countries until the France. Today the olive tree is cultivated in U.S.A , Argentina and Mexico and also in "Mediterranea" area, where it can find the best conditions to grow .

 

The "Caciocavallo Ragusano"

It is one of the best old cheese in Sicily : The name come from the drying system "a cavaddu" and from the name of the production area (Ragusa). About its history: In the 1515 Carlo Trasselli writes in "Ferdinando il Cattolico e Carlo V" about an exemption from taxation for the "caciocavallo ragusano" and in "Note sui Ragusei in Sicilia" and "Notaio Gaetano, F. 106" writes about the cheese's commerce by ships. Paolo Balsamo and Filippo Garofalo underlines the good quality of the "caciocavallo"and ricotta and also the modican's cows. The "caciocavallo " has been recognized by D.P.R. 1269 on 30 October 1955, by ordinance on 2nd May 1995 and has been recognized D.O and at last by regolament n. 1263 on 1st July 1996. The cheese has beneficed the title of D.O.P. The acknowledge forecast the appellative "Ragusano" losing the old appellative as "caciocavallo" .