People who want to know about what they are eating are always looking out for new ingredients and produce that are nutritious and healthy. Pumpkin seed oil is at the forefront of health and taste and is worth exploring and serving at table because it is tasty and healthy and adds a touch of style to any type of dish.

The oil is obtained from pumpkin seeds, has a strong and particular flavour with decisive notes that are reminiscent of hazelnut. It has an intense pleasing colour verging on dark green but is limpid at the same time.

 

Drops of style and curiosity

  • The oil taken from pumpkin seeds mainly consists of unsaturated fats that help keep cholesterol levels normal in the blood.
  • Pumpkin oilis a traditional part of Austrian, Croatian and Hungarian cuisine.
  • The pumpkin seeds from which the oil is made have been used for centuries for medicinal purposes. Inparticular, the seeds were crushed and mixed with honey and they were also used as a beauty product.
  • For people who like aromatic dishes that express personality and creativity, this is the right seasoning. Its scent is enveloping and it has a nutty and dry taste, like hazelnuts.
  • Pumpkin oilcan be used in cooking to enhance the nutritional value of seasonal vegetable soups, together with croutons of wholemeal bread.
  • Pumpkin oil brings out the flavours of mushroom dishes if added raw.The oil’s hazelnut flavor and the particular taste of the mushrooms gives the dishes a touch of originality whilst providing mineral salts, vitamins and antioxidant substances.
  • By carefully combining simplicity and style, scrumptious but refined dishes can be obtained that use cereals and vegetables like spinach, edible thistle and chard, whose flavour is concentrated by just a few drops of oil.
  • Unheated on bread, with cherry tomatoes and salted anchovies,pumpkin oil provides part of the fatty acids that a body needs to stay healthy.
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    Try it to find out and … lick your lips!