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black olives from pizza places are usually not actually black; they're green olives that have been chemically treated to oxidise quicker.
...which is presumably why they usually taste like o-rings.
That might explain why i hate them so much even though i love all other olives
That might explain why I only ever get the texture from olives on pizza...which is....actually still ok with me. Flavorless for sure but yum olive texture
The texture of canned "black olives" isn't really all that different from most types, but they have a much weaker flavor because they are processed in a matter of days instead of weeks/months/years of the alternative methods. Those longer methods, usually some combinations of brine and/or fermenting are where most of that flavor comes from. I only know this because I had a grand idea to try to grow my own olives and I looked into it and realized I wasn't ever going to end up with my own that resembled stuff from the store. This is just more random info hiding in my brain instead of things that would be useful on a daily basis.
Lol I went down that olive rabbit hole once during covid. So much more work than I thought
Hah, exactly when I did it
Most olives in supermarkets are like that.
Everywhere
https://oelbaum.net/schwarze-oliven-gefaerbt
It's the same fruit, there's no 'black' of 'green' olives. It's just picked while unripe because it's cheaper to process.
The blacks are more ripe tho. And the greens in brine, against the bitterness.
Edit: but most are colored with E579 or E585.
If it's good enough for NASA, it's good ebough for me
Just be careful in cold weather
Are black-treated green olives cheaper than black olives or what?
i think so, actual black olives aren't very popular so they're harder to get
I just looked, here (Switzerland), black olives from Migros are more mild and throughout black, the real deal. Probably from Tessin or Italy. That's why the coloring of green olives was news to me.
I believe thats any black olive thats not the wrinkly ones.
those are raisins, ramp
Italian Oil Cured Olives – Pickle Licious https://share.google/cfzpWxZeVuz7QHrL5
you think they may be wrinkly because they're cured?
Yes, all olives are cured in some fashion. They're very hard fresh from the tree.
that's fair.