Can you ID these olives?

[TickTockMan]

My go to sub place in Vegas uses this type of olive on their subs, but I can't figure out what kind they are. Do you happen to know. They are slightly salty, but damn good. I am pretty sure it is this kind of olive.

 

[rareboy]

I assume they are a variety of green Kalamata or Cretan olives.....I love them in my Martinis.

But I'd have to taste the ones you are talking about, because there are also Italian and French large brined olives as well.

 

[TickTockMan]

I assume they are a variety of green Kalamata or Cretan olives.....I love them in my Martinis.

But I'd have to taste the ones you are talking about, because there are also Italian and French large brined olives as well.

Thanks. Cretan olives look the right color. Kalamata's seem too light or dark.


And yeah it really would come down to taste. I have asked the place I get my subs in Vegas, but they never respond. I never knew there were so many types of olives until I started my search.

 

[Alistair]

You should be able to get them in the deli of your local grocery. The sell them lose where you package them yourself.

 

[TickTockMan]

You should be able to get them in the deli of your local grocery. The sell them lose where you package them yourself.

I only know of the local Safeway with an olive bar, but I may have to try that. Safeway is spendy so I try not to shop there, but it is where I get my meds so it is worth a look. Good idea. Thanks.

 

[Vannie]

There used to be a little Italian deli in town that sold what they called "Beresi Olives" But they were purple/black in color and always slightly over ripened.

Very oily and salty. I would squish them onto a piece of semolina bread and eat. Cant find anything that comes close to them these days.

So fucking good.

It was a sexual experience.

 

[ShadowCat]

They are Cretan Greek olives:

Cretan green olives are called elitses, meaning "tiny olives." The formal name is koroneiki. The island of Crete is famous for these tiny olives. They are also cultivated in Messinia, on the Grecian Peloponnese peninsula, and on the island of Zakynthos. Despite their size, they are packed with oil and the source of some of the world's best olive oil.

When green, small quantities are harvested as table olives. Most are consumed in Greece and never reach Western markets. When black and ripe (December through January, and sometimes February), they are almost exclusively harvested for the production of olive oil. Cretan olive oil is famous the world over, consumed both in Greece and exported.

 

[rareboy]

^ But these look fairly large...so I am intrigued.

 

[Vannie]

Do you know what happened to Brutus when he went to Mount Olive?






















Popeye almost killed him.


Bahahahahahahahaha!

Moving on....

 

[rareboy]

He's here all year folks!

 

[ShadowCat]

^ But these look fairly large...so I am intrigued.

https://www.thespruceeats.com/greek-olives-gallery-4121876 it was like a 2 second google search to find the exact picture and what they were!