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These are very large purplish olives and they have a distinctive acidic bite. These are dark purple Greek olives and great for snacking. They originate in Spain and have a small and medium brown color. Good for making an olive oil.
Alphonso olive  Amphissa olive = Amfisa olive  Arbequina olive 
Named for the town of Atalanti in eastern Greece on the Aegean Sea. These green olives are rather pale/gray in color, medium round, and have a "zingy" flavor These Italian olives are very large and have a sweet flavor. Black Cerignolas are softer than green Cerignolas. These Spanish black olives are soaked in sherry.
Atalanta olive = Atalanti olive   Cerignola = Bella di Cerignola  Empeltre olive 
These are small, black Italian olives are either dry-cured (making them black and wrinkled) or brine-cured (making them dark purple and smooth-skinned).It has a moderately pungent and "deep" flavor. This is a juicy, meaty olive A variety of Greek olives that originate from the city of Kalamata in the Southern Peloponnese of Greece. They have a very meaty flesh which is strong in flavor.
Gaeta olive = Gyeta olive    Hondroelia olive  Kalamata olive = Calamata olive  
These small Italian black olives are brine-cured These green olives are brine-cured This green olive originates in Spain in the Andalousia district. It is medium sized with a flavor reminiscent of almonds. It goes particularly well with tapas and sherry.
Ligurian olive Lucque olive  Manzanilla olive = Spanish olive 
These are shriveled black olives that are somewhat bitter
Marche olive Mission olive   Moroccan dry-cured olive = Moroccan oil-cured olive
Named for the small seaside town in Greece, this is a small, green olive with a nutty flavor. French Nicoise olive. Its color ranges in color from purple to black. It is a small olive with little flesh. These black, slightly wrinkled olives from France are salt-cured.
Nafplion green olive Nicoise olive = Niçoise olive Nyons olive 
Picholines are green, torpedo-shaped olives that are brine-cured and has its origins in the south of France. Its flavor is mild and nutty. These are for the rare cook who's intrepid enough to cure olives from scratch.
Picholine olive Raw green olive  Seracena olive
These are large, green, sour olives that are usually marinated with herbs. Are the world's largest olive.Sevillano olives range in size from Large to Super Colossal.
Sicilian olive  Toscanelle olive Sevillano olive= Queen olive 
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