OROOORO. Pure gold delecacy.
OROOORO - is pure gold in leaves, flakes, crumbs and powder you can eat or drink. As exuberant as it sounds OROOORO is the final touch to a finest dining experience.
Our brand name is derived from the Italian word for gold, "ORO," which accurately reflects our commitment to delivering authentic gold products. The OROOORO team is responsible for the entire process of making the most delightful and elegant Gold Water and Gold Dates.
INCEPTION
The story of OROOORO was incepted from an idea that the most exquisite food created by the most renowned chefs from all over the world is more than just a combination of the ingredients. It is an experience which is associated with a certain
lifestyle. The lifestyle and the attitude we offer is about gold in its most unconventional and intimate form. We offer edible gold as an essential yet exuberant part of the finest dining experience.
Having traveled all over the globe the founders of OROOORO have discovered the old tradition of adding pure gold to food, which comes from the ancient times and has been forgotten for centuries.
STORY
As the recent studies prove the first evidence of gold used as a food dates back to the second millennium BC in ancient Egypt.
Far Eastern cultures and civilizations also commonly combined food and gold to draw the deity’s attention toward them. There is reasonable certainty that this is not just a legend but a real and widespread practice witnessed by Marco Polo a few centuries later and recorded in his manuscript Il Milione.
An exception to the practice of using edible gold as an ingredient for sacred purposes can be found in Japanese culture and civilization. In fact, in ancient times, edible gold was used in the sense in which we understand its use today, for decorating food and drink: bottles of saké with gold flakes inside and special dishes covered with gold leaf. It is highly probable that this custom was born out of the tea ceremony, one of Japan’s most ancient traditions.
In Europe, edible gold history dates back to the Middle Ages, where it was used exclusively for decorating dishes. In the courts of the Italian nobles, such wide use was made of it that traces of its use were recorded in the books of the era.
In Venice in 1561, on the occasion of a festival in honour of the Prince of Bisignano, bread and oysters were served covered with gold leaf. In that same city, the nuns of the Convent of Santa Maria Celeste mixed edible gold into the batter of their “bussolai”, traditional Venetian biscuits. Finally, in sixteenth century Padua, edible gold was used so widely that the city council decided to limit its use, declaring that at wedding receptions, no more than two courses could be served using gold leaf as a garnish.
NOWADAYS
OROOORO edible gold is pure 24K gold suitable for consumption. It is certified by LGA to comply with the European standards. From a legislative point of view, the European Union considers 24K pure edible gold a food additive (E175) and a food coloring.
To be classified as edible the gold product must have a minimum gold content of 90% (21.6 carats). OROOORO gold is 99.99% pure, and therefore is called 24K gold.
The thicknesses of edible gold is mere microns and thus imperceptible to the palate. Gold, naturally, is biologically inert, which means it does neither interact with, nor is absorbed by the human body.