Ok, I got to this thread pretty late and admittedly didn't read all the postings...but as an Italian-American, I can say with certainty that we use a lot of olive oil too!! I'm not sure if this has been pointed out yet, but if you look closely on the bottles/cans, however, many of the "Italian" olive oils are actually made from Spanish olives, and just bottled in Italy...

I LOVE Strictly Ballroom, too, I thought I was the only one!! (In fact, that's where I first heard the quote I have in my signature line!!) I love the Spanish scenes, especially when the grandma is talking about the guys body and he has no idea...gotta love it!

-GG