Why We Started Questioning Cooking Oils

In most kitchens, people care deeply about freshness.
We choose fresh vegetables, fruits, and meats whenever possible.

But when it comes to oils, one of the most essential ingredients used every day... the conversation is often reduced to a single detail "the expiry date".

This realization raised a simple question.

How fresh is the oil that we are buying? Why are there so many types of oils?
What do terms like extra virgin, cold pressed, and unrefined really mean?

As we began exploring these questions, it became clear that oils are not all produced in the same way. The method used to extract them can dramatically influence their taste, aroma, and nutritional character.

That curiosity eventually became the starting point of Ancient Gift Farm.

Sometimes a journey begins not with a plan, but with a question.

As we explored further, one idea became clear: oils are not simply ingredients, they are products of the methods used to create them.

When extraction becomes faster and more industrial, the ingredient itself begins to change. That realisation would eventually lead us to study traditional oil-making methods more closely and to begin experimenting with them ourselves.

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