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a table olive cultivar, a mainstay of the Greek olive industry, same to Amphisis Coratina (Coratina Dolce Agogio) , Italy, Croatia One of the most important Italian varieties, especially favoured in the area of Puglia, the largest olive growing area of Italy and also available in Argentina, Australia, and Northern California.
Indeed, unlike other olive varieties, kalamata olives are left on the tree until they have developed a deeper color, meatier texture and richer taste.
Arbequina is a cultivar of olives.The fruit is highly aromatic, small, symmetrical and dark brown, with a rounded apex and a broad peduncular cavity. In Europe, it is mostly grown in Catalonia, Spain, [1] but is also grown in Aragon and Andalusia, as well as California, [2] Argentina, Chile, Australia and Azerbaijan.
Manzanillo's olives are dual-purpose, used for table olives and olive oil. Manzanillo olive cultivars are grown in many geographic areas around the world. Canned Manzanillo olives are either green in colour or the popular black coloured variety that is manufactured using the "California black-ripe" curing method.
The Picholine is a French cultivar of olives. It is the most widely available cultivar in France. [1] Though originally from Gard in southern France, it is today grown all over the world. The Picholine is best known as a cocktail olive, though it is also used to make olive oil. It is the most common variety of olive used for oil from Morocco. [2]
Hojiblanca, one of 262 Spanish varieties, is a large fruit, up to 4.8 grams (0.17 oz), spherical in shape, a flesh to stone is 8:1, and an oil yield of 17-19%. The cultivar is endemic to Priego de Córdoba. Flavors attributed to the variety: Slightly sweet to start with a bitter taste of unripe fruits and an almond aftertaste. [2]
Cerignola olives are large in relation to other olive varieties, mild in flavor, and may be served either green, cured black, or cured and dyed red. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The variety, which originates from the south-eastern Italian province of Apulia and is named for the town of Cerignola , is popular as table olives.
The main article for this category is List of olive cultivars. Pages in category "Olive cultivars" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.