While perusing the many foodie sites that I do, I noticed a strange thing. When asked what food makes you cringe or what taste do you just hate, many said olives. Whuuu? OLIVES? How can you not like these tasty little drops of goodness? I L O to the V E loooove olives! Vermouth garlic stuffed, blue cheese stuffed, pimento stuffed, sun dried tomato stuffed, spicy balsamic, jalapeno stuffed... Oh I think I need to go lie down.
How can you have bloody mary's and dry martini's or dirty's martini's or extra dirty martini's without olives!? How can you enjoy nachos or tacos or pizza without them!?! Ok I need to go lie down again. I know that some are too briney or harsh, but there are some fantastic olive brands out there that do it right. Yes, they cost a little more money, but well worth it as they do last quite a while. (unless you live with me - then yea they are gone that fast.) I have an olive mill about 30 minutes from me that I have visited in the past and will before the holidays for gifts and such, so I will bring you more about them in the future. This post brings you a little gem I found at the local grocery store. Lindsay Olive Company Naturals.
These nutty, buttery, creamy, and yummy olives are amazing. Nothing at all like the olives you drop in your nightly martini... Uh huh - I'm talking to you. According to the Lindsay website, these are California grown, hand-picked olives that are immediately packed in water and sea-salt in order to capture their unique and wonderful flavor. Their words, not mine, but I have to agree. They taste so smooth and practically melt in your mouth.
See all those little freckles and their yellow-green color? Lindsay says that is a sign the are fresh indeed and the little imperfections in color are unmasked by added colors or preservatives. They had me at NO PRESERVATIVES. When I buy these they do not last long. And like I said prior, they are pricier then your run of the mill pimento stuffed so I now save them for special occassions - like when your alone...So if you are an olive hater - do yourself a favor and give these a try. You will thank me after wards. If you don't like them after all this hype, feel free to send them off to me.
I have noticed that same thing - and love your response to this seemingly odd phenomenon! How nice of you to introduce a no-fail olive to all those poor foodies missing out on a true food delight.
I have never met an olive I didn't like. I have to look for these. My recent favorite olives are the Silician marinated ones from the local produce place.