Olives

[Tilly2]

I love olives, black, green or stuffed. However, I can@T really distinguish between good and mediocre. Which olives are the very best?

(I do realise that this might be a Question which relates to 'whatever you like' but I would like to taste the crème de la crème of olives. Which are they?)

[Tilly2]

Bedfordshire, Frog Nog..........Why do you want to know?

[Old_Geezer]

I think there is a case of you get what you pay for, here. In my experience the overpriced pots of olives tend to taste best. Sorry my memory is so bad I can't quote the names of those I think particularly nice varieties, but I know I recognise them when I see them :-)

[FrogNog]

Because there is a nice shop where I live Tilly2. (NOrth Yorks).
I was thinking that maybe someone could recommend someone near you.

[ladybirder]

I suppose if you buy some from Fortnum & Mason they'll be top notch Tilly.

[Tilly2]

Next time I'm in London, I'll pop into F&M, LB.

[askyourgran]

Thanks obiter I never saw that coming. Fat little black ones are not really my style. lol.

[knowabit]

Sainsburys deli counter.. Queen green olives in herbs or Queen greens stuffed with garlic.. My 8 yr old eats a whole pot walking round the store!

[dannyk13]

Kalamata IMHO.

[dannyk13]

Tilly ,you may be interested in this link.



http://www.olivesetal.co.uk/

[Tilly2]

Thanks for that link, Danny. Some lovely stuff on that website.

[snags]

''Which olives are the very best?''

Doesn't really matter if you can't distinguish between good and mediocre.

[ChillDoubt]

Olives are goppiing and are second only to sprouts, which everyone knows are the devils phlegm wrapped in small parcels.

[AlwaysConfused]

My favourite are green olives stuffed with pimento, fresh or tinned. Full of taste

[mccfluff]

big fat green ones stuffed with garlic

[sunny-dave]

Try 'em stuffed with anchovies, fluff - even better than garlic.

[maggiebee]

Yuck yuck SD, how anyone can like anchovies is beyond me. Olives on the other hand are simply delicious. Best I ever tasted were in Albania where they are grown - market had barrels and barrels of them. I go to the deli counters in supermarkets as they are better than the run of the mill jars in brine.

[yansee]

I love all olives whichever way they come,i read those with stones left in are the best,i was in Crete last week and the unpitted olives were smaller than most i`ve had but were delicious.

[Canary42]

Why is it that any thread lauding a particular gourmet delight gets polluted with posts by people without a sufficiently developed taste to like the product under discussion who merely post to bad-mouth it. So unnecessary and childish.

[yansee]

Well said Canary42 i`d share a bowl of Olives or Anchovies with you anytime.

[Old_Geezer]

Because it is important folk know that their tastebuds aren't working well and they can not distinguish how awful their beloved food really is !