Jaén: the land of extra virgin olive oil May 31, 2024 0 13 Jaén: the land of extra virgin olive oil Jaén, synonymous with EVOO We were in Chicago (USA) last week at the most important food fair, and when Americans tasted our extra virgin olive oils, they would ask in surprise how they could be so good — and not Italian! Of course not. They were Spanish. There's a staggering fact: Jaén, one of the provinces of Andalusia, produces three times more olive oil each year than all of Italy combined. That says it all. Playing at counting olive trees over there...