Olive Oil tasting at the Olive Pit: Yumm!
Day 13: Modesto, CA to Medford, OR
We learned something new today, and that was how much food production,and shipping and packing, goes on in central California. We didn't have time to visit all the yummy sounding options, for example, Oakdale Cheese, where they make Gouda cheese, or Beekman and Beekman, and their honey mead. Because we still had many miles to drive we stuck to places right off the freeway. The Blue Diamond Almonds packing plant and store was our first stop. They don't give tours of their factory any more but they do have an educational display in their store, as well as a tasting bar for almonds of all different kinds:
Salted Caramel, Mocha, Coconut, Sriracha and many other flavors of Almonds.
Notes on how almond production happens.
Patrick's mom, Ruth, gave us a great tip for our second stop, The Olive Pit. They used to stop here on family trips to California, and the nostalgia made the stop doubly fun. Located just off the freeway in Corning, CA, this place will knock your socks off if you love olives!
This is one small portion of the store.
You can try many of the varieties of olives that they sell.
Olive trees outside the store.
After thoroughly stocking up on olives and olive oil, we were on our way through northern California. All along this trip, we have heard so much about the drought and the water shortage. This really hit home when we passed by Lake Shasta. Here's what it looks like, mid March:
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