Green olives are____________

[sandorski]

Black olives aren't even supposed to be black. What most people think of when they think of Black Olives are those horrible bland canned things that are actually dyed to look black. Fail.

Fresh black olives from a local premium grocer are actually pretty damned good, I was surprised to find. They are usually purplish in color.

I'm no expert on Olives, but find this post to be ridiculous. They likely turn black due to the Heat involved in canning them.

 

[Jadow]

Olives are fucking foul.

you probably feel the same way about vagina and prefer the cock.

olives FTW

 

[waggy]

I love them stuffed with jalapeno's, blue cheese or garlic.

one of the nicer grocer's near me has a olive garden. its fricken awesome

 

[keird]

Olives are fucking foul.

Indeed

 

[Arkaign]

I'm no expert on Olives, but find this post to be ridiculous. They likely turn black due to the Heat involved in canning them.

Are you daft? Some canned black olives are dyed, and virtually all canned black olives you see are artificially treated to get the black color.

A real 'black' olive that is naturally ripened is NOT black.

http://www.ehow.com/how_5295371_und...ce=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art

"A Word of Warning

Some canned, black olives are artificially ripened which reduces their polyphenol content. Plus, some producers use artificial chemicals and even dyes to give black olives a darker pigment, so always buy from a reputable source."

Naturally ripened purple/black appearing olives contain anthocyanins. This does not include artificially ripened "black olives" that are frequently canned and sent to grocery stores.

 

[sandorski]

Are you daft? Some canned black olives are dyed, and virtually all canned black olives you see are artificially treated to get the black color.

A real 'black' olive that is naturally ripened is NOT black.

http://www.ehow.com/how_5295371_und...ce=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art

"A Word of Warning

Some canned, black olives are artificially ripened which reduces their polyphenol content. Plus, some producers use artificial chemicals and even dyes to give black olives a darker pigment, so always buy from a reputable source."

Naturally ripened purple/black appearing olives contain anthocyanins. This does not include artificially ripened "black olives" that are frequently canned and sent to grocery stores.

Ya, I guess I'm "daft" because I don't know everything.

Oh, and "some" producers use dyes, not all. Who is daft now? Yes, "Black" Olives do exist and are not all Artificially turned that way.

edit: woot, post 40,000...YAY

 

[lxskllr]

I think all naturally colored black olives are deep purple. I honestly never looked, but that's what I always assumed.

 

[sandorski]

I think all naturally colored black olives are deep purple. I honestly never looked, but that's what I always assumed.

Could be, Ark is just being an Idiot about the subject though. It's like Black Hair with a bluish tinge, is it Blue or Black? Doesn't really matter and could go either way.

 

[boomerang]

olives are disgusting.

I ate one once by accident and am still traumatized by the experience to this day.

Black or Green? I can't stand Black ones but I really like Green ones.

 

[Arkaign]

Could be, Ark is just being an Idiot about the subject though. It's like Black Hair with a bluish tinge, is it Blue or Black? Doesn't really matter and could go either way.

No, it's quite different. Anyone who has had both can tell you definitively :

Naturally ripened 'black' olives look like this for the most part, sometimes a little darker, sometimes a little brighter depending on the variety in question :

Canned 'black' olives which are artificially ripened or dyed come out almost completely black, and are the ones typically used on Pizzas or in fast food places. They typically taste bland and are cheaply produced for mass market consumption.

It's a pretty big difference, and it doesn't take much to educate yourself on the matter. You said that you found my post ridiculous, even though I responded with the very description I was talking about. If you don't have a local supplier of quality fresh olives, at least google it before you go off on a tangent

 

[Arkaign]

Black or Green? I can't stand Black ones but I really like Green ones.

I was the same way until I tried a real black olive. Do you a local premium supermarket? There are some amazing varieties out there, it's akin to the experience of having your first real tuna steak after only eating canned 'chunk light' tuna as your only point of reference.

http://www.athensguide.com/oliveshop/index.html

The fresh premium green olives would probably particularly interest you But I was very surprised at how good a fresh black olive can be, they taste NOTHING like the crap that passes for 'black olives' as most of us commonly know them as.

 

[bobdole369]

Fresh black olives from a local premium grocer are actually pretty damned good, I was surprised to find. They are usually purplish in color.

This.

Canned 'black' olives which are artificially ripened or dyed come out almost completely black, and are the ones typically used on Pizzas or in fast food places. They typically taste bland and are cheaply produced for mass market consumption.

And this.

Thus folks who "like olives on pizza" really only like the saltiness of the brine they are usually packaged in, vs the actual olive flavor.

That is unless you eat pizza from somewhere like this:
http://www.anthonyscoalfiredpizza.com/

Where they actually use fresh kalamata olives, and not canned garbage.

Canned olives in general are garbage, and unfortunately this is most folks primary exposure to olives (via olive trays and cheap salads and pizza toppings).

 

[bobdole369]

it's akin to the experience of having your first real tuna steak after only eating canned 'chunk light' tuna as your only point of reference.

OMG speak the truth, AMEN brother!

Olive seekers - there really isn't much taste difference between the two, thus those who like one over the other really haven't had a good one of either.

 

[Terabyte]

nasty like all olives.

 

[DrawninwarD]

I hate all olives.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Olives (black and green), feta cheese, and peppers were a staple of my diet growing up to FOB Macedonian parents.

 

[eplebnista]

great on pizzas with sausage.

 

[boomerang]

I was the same way until I tried a real black olive. Do you a local premium supermarket? There are some amazing varieties out there, it's akin to the experience of having your first real tuna steak after only eating canned 'chunk light' tuna as your only point of reference.

http://www.athensguide.com/oliveshop/index.html

The fresh premium green olives would probably particularly interest you But I was very surprised at how good a fresh black olive can be, they taste NOTHING like the crap that passes for 'black olives' as most of us commonly know them as.

I saw your post above and was going to comment. I'm 100% certain my experience with black olives has been the cheap dyed ones. Good analogy on the tuna. I owe it to myself to retry black olives.

 

[ChanHo78]

olives make me vomit...

 

[insanity2]

the most addictive and awesome treat evar!

I keep going back to the fridge to snatch a few out of a jar.

I can't... resist.....

I can't stand American olives...even ones that masquerade as Spanish Manzanilla olives. Actual olives from Spain are the bomb. If you want to try, get some from www.tienda.com and you will see what real olives taste like. I prefer the Ybarra brand of manzanillas.

 

[CPA]

fucking disgusting.

 

[insanity2]

fucking disgusting.

Feel the same way about black olives...on pizza or otherwise...and those gross Kalamata olives the Italians grow. Yeah I said it...send your Mafia beeyaches!...lol

 

[xanis]

I love green olives. The only kind I love more are Kalmata.

 

[Arkaign]

I saw your post above and was going to comment. I'm 100% certain my experience with black olives has been the cheap dyed ones. Good analogy on the tuna. I owe it to myself to retry black olives.

Cool deal and open mind FTW

Enjoy!

P.s.- I find that olives go best with certain things : a few to consider :

- Dolma / Dolmides (the little wraps with rice, and sometimes meat)

- You can pit them and stuff them with Blue Cheese (not my fave), or Feta (again, not my fave but this is also very popular), and my personal faves but not as popular : Goat Cheese or Cream Cheese.

- Riesling Wine or other sweetish wine. This pairs nicely with the salty flavor of a good olive

Cheers

 

[bobdole369]

So much olive hate.... Very polar in here.

When I was a kid I couldn't stand either one. The smell from canned black ones would make me vomit. The sight of green ones would make me shudder. DOn't know when or how things changed, but I love em ALL.