Credit: Liv Averett / Brightland
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This Olive Oil Is Infused with My Favorite Citrus Fruit and We Tried It
Along with brands like Graza (the best olive oil), Brightland is at the forefront of the aesthetic olive oil movement. Did I make up the “aesthetic olive oil movement”? Perhaps, but you know what I’m talking about—the brands who saw olive oil in those classic dark green glass bottles and said, “Not in my Millennial pink kitchen, f*ckers.”
Brightland’s most famous product is probably the spicy pizza oil, which is infused with jalapeno peppers and herbs and is downright delicious, if I do say so myself. A pepperoni pizza drizzled with hot oil? Heaven for your tastebuds (even if it’s more like hell for your gastrointestinal system).
Besides being a Brightland Pizza Oil fan, I have another reason to get excited about their newest product: It’s olive oil infused with the flavor of Sumo Citrus and, dammit, I love Sumo Citrus. I wrote a whole essay urging people to get some while they’re in season. Here’s the condensed version: Sumo Citrus are big, easy to peel, juicy (unlike Cuties), and they have a very perfect sweetness-to-acid ratio. They’re only in stores from January through May, so they definitely have that McRib effect—you have to get them before they’re gone or you’ll regret it.
But hey! Is it possible that Brightland Sumo Citrus Olive Oil can scratch that itch all year long? I poured some directly onto a spoon and tasted it to find out.
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Brightland Sumo Citrus Olive Oil
Pros: You know when you’re peeling an orange and the oils squirt out of the pores, making your fingers taste and smell super citrusy? Brightland basically bottled that experience. This is VERY orange-y olive oil. I’ve never tasted straight orange oil from the bottle, but I might have confused this for orange oil if I wasn’t physically looking at a bottle that identified it as olive oil. It’s very bright and sunny, with just a hint of that olive-oil bitterness on the finish.
Cons: I do think it might be too orange-y and not olive-y enough for some people. It’s a very specific, very potent flavor profile, but, hey, the bottle claims there’s a lot you can do with this: make vinaigrette (obviously), use it in a citrus olive oil cake, or drizzle it on cottage cheese (I’d add a bunch of black pepper to the mix, too). It’s a lot of citrus flavor, even for me, but I’m still excited to take it home and see what I can do with it.
Credit: Liv Averett / Brightland
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