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Olives: what are they anyways?

Yasha Pushak

http://www.delallo.com/articles/red-bella-di-cerignola-olive

Everyone loves olives.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLS43jSp2b0 http://hipfoodiemom.com/2013/10/01/my-ultimate-kids-lunchbox-with-lindsay-olives/

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And there are so many kinds!

http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/09/guide-to-olive-varieties.html

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But they didn’t always grow on trees...

http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/09/guide-to-olive-varieties.html https://www.pinterest.com/pin/332140541241422201/

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Modern Olive Cultivation

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http://www.att.com/local/california/ https://wallpaperscraft.com/download/tropics_beach_sand_palm_trees_90409/2560x1440 http://www.2createabody.com/red-wine-and-your-gut.html

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Trivia: how many kinds of olives trees are there?

• A. 1
• B. 10
• C. 100
• D. 1000

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https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=tree%20silhouette http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/09/guide-to-olive-varieties.html

Answer: A

But there are so many of them!

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http://www.eatingwell.com/food_news_origins/food_travel/popular_types_of_italian_olives

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The secret is in the cure.

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http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/09/guide-to-olive-varieties.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLS43jSp2b0

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The brine-cured olive

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https://desperatelyseekingcrab.com/category/preserving/ http://oliveoilsindia.com/Olive-Varieties.htm

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The water-cured olive

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The dry-cured olive

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http://food.lizsteinberg.com/2009/01/01/do-it-yourself-olives-part-2/ Yasha Pushak

The oil-cured olive

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http://www.cheesecast.net/Store/ProductDetail.asp?ProductID=959 http://food.lizsteinberg.com/2009/01/01/do-it-yourself-olives-part-2/

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The lye-cured olive

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http://baconpress.blogspot.ca/2006/09/semilegal-homemade.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLS43jSp2b0

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The sun- or air-cured olive

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https://www.kiprinform.com/en/cyprus_interesting/cyprus-olives/ Yasha Pushak

The American, canned “black-ripe” olive

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http://olivesfromspain.us/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLS43jSp2b0

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Trivia: are olives vegetables or fruits?

• A. Vegetables
• B. Fruits
• C. None of the above
• D. A and B

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Answer: B

https://feedyourskull.com/2013/02/22/what-is-a-drupe/ Yasha Pushak

Try some olives you’ll love them!

• Stuffed Manzanilla (or Spanish Olives)
• Kalamata Olives
• Greek Olives
• Castelvetrano
• Morrocan

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http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/09/guide-to-olive-varieties.html http://hipfoodiemom.com/2013/10/01/my-ultimate-kids-lunchbox-with-lindsay-olives/ http://www.delallo.com/articles/red-bella-di-cerignola-olive

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