Olives: what are they anyways?Yasha Pushak

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Everyone loves olives.

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And there are so many kinds!

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But they didn’t always grow on trees...

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Modern Olive Cultivation

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Trivia: how many kinds of olives trees are there?A. 1

B. 10

C. 100

D. 1000

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Answer: A

But there are so many of them!

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The secret is in the cure.

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The brine-cured olive

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The water-cured olive

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The dry-cured olive

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The oil-cured olive

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The lye-cured olive

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The sun- or air-cured olive

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The American, canned “black-ripe” olive

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Trivia: are olives vegetables or fruits?A. Vegetables

B. Fruits

C. None of the above

D. A and B

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Answer: B

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Try some olives you’ll love them!● Stuffed Manzanilla (or Spanish Olives)

● Kalamata Olives

● Greek Olives

● Castelvetrano

● Morrocan

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