I wanted to talk about one of my favorite varieties of olives, Turkish Gemlik olives. These olives are black, as they are cured after they are ripe, and they have a high oil content, which gives a satisfying mouth feel. They are sold either packed in brine or packed dry …
The first word that comes to mind when I think of a Kalamata olive is bracing. They are salty and tart and bitter all at once, causing your mouth to pucker a bit as you bite into the meaty purple fruit. They are not a mild olive, but if you …
When I was young, I HATED olives. I thought they were foul, and worked to pick them out of whatever food into which they had been incorporated, if I wasn’t compelled to eat them out of politeness. This made me an outlier in my family, as my sisters loved olives, …