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It first appeared in Greece in 12,000 BC | It has been cultivated in Greece for the past 5500 year | Homer once called it, “liquid gold” | The Father of medicine, Hippocrates was the first to give olive oil more than 60 therapeutic properties | More than 60% of Greece’s cultivable land consists of olive trees | 82% of all the olive oil produced in Greece falls under the category, “extra virgin olive oil”. | There are more than 100 different varieties of Greek olives. | It is the basic ingredient of the Mediterranean diet which originated in Crete. …and you are still wondering what the best olive oil in the world is?