ike a lantern inside which there is a torch, the torch is in a glass bulb, the glass bulb is like a bright planet lit by a blessed olive tree, neither Eastern nor Western, its oil almost glows, even without fire touching it, light upon light." The Qur'an also mentions olives as a plant of significance: "By the fig and the olive, and the Mount Sinai, and this secure city." Olive oil is also reported to have been recommen

the wall or sits on a table. A cork float with a lit wick floats on the oil. To douse the flame, the float is carefully pressed down into the oil. Makeshift oil lamps can easily be made by soaking a ball of cotton in olive oil and forming it into a peak. The peak is lit and then burns until all the oil is consumed, whereupon the rest of the cotton burns out. Olive oil is a usual offering to churches and cemeteries.
In the Orthodox Church, olive oil is a product not consumed during lent or penance while Orthodox monks use it sparingly in their diet. Exceptions are in feast days and Sundays.
Islam[edit]
In Islam, olive oil is mentioned in the Quranic verse: "God is the light of the Heavens and the Earth. An example of His light is like a lantern inside which there is a torch, the torch is in a glass bulb, the glass bulb is like a bright planet lit by a blessed olive tree, neither Eastern nor Western, its oil almost glows, even without fire touching it, light upon light." The Qur'an also mentions olives as a plant of significance: "By the fig and the olive, and the Mount Sinai, and this secure city." Olive oil is also reported to have been recommended by Prophet Muhammad in the following terms: "Consume olive oil and anoint it upon your bodies since it is of the blessed tree."
Other[edit]
Olive oil may be used in soap making, as lamp oil, a lubricant, or as a substitute for machine oil.[citation needed]
Olive oil has also been used as both solvent and ligand in the synthesis of cadmium selenide quantum dots.[96]
In one study, monounsaturated fats such as from olive oil benefited mood, decreased anger, and increased physical activity.[97]
See also[edit]

iving the sauce a thicker body and a glossy shine—as well as a buttery taste.[42]
In Poland, the butter lamb (Baranek wielkanocny) is a traditional addition to the Easter Meal for many Polish Catholics. Butter is shaped into a lamb either by hand or in a lamb-shaped mould. Butter is also used to make edible decorations to garnish other dishes.


Mixing melted butter with chocolate to make a brownie
Butter is used for sautéing and frying, although its milk solids brown and burn above 150 °C (302 °F)—a rather low temperature for most applications. The smoke point of butterfat is around 200 °C (400 °F), so clarified butter or ghee is better suited to frying.[13] Ghee has always been a common frying medium in India, where many avoid other animal fats for cultural or relig