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A small oval olive from Italy that has a wrinkled black flesh if they are dry-cured or a smoother dark violet flesh if brine or salt-cured.
A California olive that has a large oval shape and is green in color. It is brine-cured and preserved with the natural lactic acid produced by the olive or by a commercially produced grade of lactic acid.
An olive that has been soaked in oil for several months as a curing process and may have been flavored with a variety of herbs and spices.
An olive that has been soaked in a brine typically consisting of water, salt, vinegar, and other ingredients that provide a moist shiny flesh to the product.
An olive paste or puree that is made from blending anchovies, capers, garlic, and olives. Either green or black olives can be used to make the Tapenade, which may also include other ingredients such as tuna, almonds, and selected spices.
A large oval shaped olive grown in Spain and other countries such as the U.S., that is green in color with a rougher and meatier texture.
A type of olive oil marketed as an extra light version of virgin olive oil. The name can be somewhat deceiving because many consumers believe that this type of olive oil is lower in calories than other types of olive oil, which is not true.
Small in size, this variety of olive is the main variety grown in the Ligurian region on the northwest coast of Italy.
Clay red to purple in color, this variety of olive is a common and popular food item in Australia. Oval in shape and similar to a Chilean Alfonso or Alphonso olive, the Australian Blood Olive has a meaty texture that provides a somewhat fruity flavor.
Also referred to as Sicilian style, this Italian olive is a large green variety that is highly seasoned in a marinade of herbs and has a somewhat salty or sour flavor.
A medium large Greek olive that is picked when it is green in color. The olive is brine-cured and contains firm textured meat that has a mild buttery flavor.
Most often considered as the Spanish olive, that has gone through a process that inserts a pimento, garlic, nut, onion or other similar item into the olive in order to slightly season the taste of the olive.
A pitted olive that is manually stuffed with ingredients such as nuts, garlic, onion, or some other food item to give the olive a slightly seasoned flavor.
A medium-sized, cracked Greek olive that is light to dark green in color. Brine-cured and packed with olive oil, the firm meat of the Naflion Olive provides a crisp nutty flavor with a somewhat sour and salty overtone.
A type of olive oil that is obtained from olives grown on an individual farm. The olives are usually harvested by hand and the oil is pressed and bottled on site.
An olive that is processed by repeated rinsing and soakings in water during a period of time that may be 6 to 12 months in length, and then placed into a salt brine.
A type of olive oil that is obtained from olives grown on an individual farm. The olives are usually harvested by hand and the oil is pressed and bottled on site.
A small oval green-colored fruit grown on trees related to the Evergreen family. This fruit typically grows in clusters of twelve or more from a single stem.
A fully ripe Greek olive that has a firm texture and mild flavor. This olive comes from Mytilini, capital of Lesvos, which is one of the Greek islands located in the Aegean Sea.
A tiny French olive with color that ranges from purple-brown to brown black and a soft meat that provides a somewhat tart to nutty flavor.
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