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Greek Throuba Olives - Certified Organic

Black, meaty and delicious with minumum salt

15% Off during January only. Down from £3.75 to £3.20

These olives are so delicious it is hard to believe that they have not been heat treated at all. The method used for producing these olives is quite unique to the type of olive; Throuba. Unlike most olives produced in Greece and around Europe Throuba Olives have not been cured in a salt water brine for long periods of time, which allows the olive to absorb the salt.

The Throuba olive ripens while still on the tree thanks to Phoma Oleae a natural safe fungus, it has a bittersweet taste and can be eaten straight from the tree.

For preservation reasons the olives need to be dried or cured, however due to the lack of sun during the winter months, when all olives are seasonal it is virtually impossible to sundry olives. Therefore on the island of Thassos where the Throuba olive comes from the traditional method of debitteration which has been used for centuries continues to be used today.

The olives are picked when ripe and black in colour, they are washed in mountain spring water that comes from the nearby mountain village of Kazaviti. Following a fine selection process whereby the best olives are selected the olives are then layered in large tanks with untreated Sea salt which enables the water and bitter taste to be drawn out. Olives absorb water and if there is salt in that water they will absorb that too. In the Throuba process the water is drained, which means the olives are not sitting in their own water, therefore not able to absorb the water or excess salt, yielding an olive with minimum salt and excess taste. The olives are then rinsed in spring water again before being vacuum packed for minimum postage cost.

These olives are blacker than black and meaty in texture. The taste is sensational and there is no trace of salt in the flavour.

Overall the Throuba olive is the best raw olive I have come across so far. I have been searching high and low to find the best Greek un-heat treated olives for some time now, I am so pleased to have discovered my little friend Velouitinos and his olives and to have the opportunity to share them with you.

250g Raw Throuba Olives
Organic Throuba Olives from the island of Thassos in Greece. Minimum Salt
£3.20

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