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Within the EU (and other countries that ratified PDO agreements or similar laws), the name is protected with PDO status, which means that the name can only be used for olives (and olive oil) from the region around Kalamata. [5] Olives of the same variety grown elsewhere are marketed as Kalamon olives in the EU and, sometimes, elsewhere. [6] [7 ...
Kalamata Olives vs. Black Olives Peter Adams/Getty Images When it comes to comparing kalamata olives and black olives, it’s important to note that kalamata olives are indeed a type of black olive.
The fruit is a small drupe, 1–2.5 cm (3 ⁄ 8 –1 in) long when ripe, thinner-fleshed and smaller in wild plants than in orchard cultivars. Olives are harvested in the green to purple stage. [13] O. europaea contains a pyrena commonly referred to in American English as a "pit", and in British English as a "stone". [14]
The University of Florida North Florida Research and Education Center planted five different types of olive cultivars to research if olives could be established in Florida. The climate does not get cold enough for the trees to become dormant, but growers have put liquid CO 2 into the ground as a means to create dormancy. [17]
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The traditional method of curing is to put the olives into two-metre-deep (6.6 ft) vats with weights on the top and brine circulating. The weights tenderize the olives. They are then stored in brine. The more commercial method is to use pressure vats, but this does not produce such a nice texture of olive. This is a firm, salty olive.
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