Taste great good for dipping bread and cooking.

I forgot to purchase this at the store, so ordered it next day on Amazon. It was more a matter of convenience for me. Ok price.

I actually ordered this to use for making shampoo, but ordered an extra one for the kitchen since the quality is so good.

Love it in homemade salad dressing!!! Also great cooking oil to coat air fryer fries Reg. Or Sweet Potato fries!!!

So my "relationship" with olive oil may be a little different than the average person's.

I grew up in an area where among hip tapas bars & fancy specialty pizzerias, a boom of literal Olive Oil Stores erupted. They are literally like wineries and besides filling your order from real wood barrels that have a TAP in them, they also have tastings! Believe me, I rolled my eyes at these establishments as much as the next middle-income-ranged person, however I did wander into a few of them over time for the free tastings to see what all the fuss was about. In addition, 2 friends of mine were pseudo chefs who perpetually stocked a delightful array of olive oils with broad, distinctive flavor ranges for their guests' delight at every get-together, so I've got a bit of a "palate" when it comes to olive oil now.

I've come to despise the cheapie stuff that pretty much just tastes like vegetable oil. And I adore a heavy tasting (aka robust) olive oil with some salt & pepperred crackers.

The stronger olive oils tend to have a more bitter taste. It's kind of like a craft beer with extra hops.

That's what I was hoping for with this olive oil, since it calls itself "robust." Robust is the same word they used to describe the more heavily noted, more bitter tasting oils in the olive oil lala fancypants places, so that's sort of what I was expecting here.

Because I know Pompeian is usually a less expensive brand, though, I kind of knew I was taking a gamble.

And yes, I was not wrong. The Pompeian "Robust" is a far cry from any authentic robust flavored olive oil. However it is a decent tasting oil, it has a nice consistency, it says it's organic, and is totally useable in any situation olive oil may be called for.

So I'm glad I tried it. My favorite olive oil is a stronger tasting one from Costco that brings with an S but the name of it escapes me now. Similarly priced to this one, the Pompeian just simply does not measure up. But it's versatility & *slightly* stronger taste than the flavorless dribble of the cheaper supermarket brands give it some hope.

It's got a weak, nutty flavor that maybe resembles pine nuts in the far away distance... and it does have a small bright sweetness.

I probably won't buy it again, but I'm not furiously disappointed with my purchase & may grab it once more in a pinch.

Happy hunting!