Crushed Chalkidiki Olives Bitter. 500 grams

    The largest green olive in the world, crushed!The origin of these olives is from Chalkidiki and the recipe comes to us from Crete!

 If we compare them with the classic crushed olives of Chalkidiki, we find one main difference. These ones are more bitter because we pick them earlier than the others. That's why we can feel more the immature, bitter and unripe taste.

  Later they are cured in water and salt and we store them in a brine. This will make the olives a little saltier but also more sweet.

HISTORY "FROM GOLD" BEHIND THE PRODUCT

    These olives are cultivated exclusively in Chalkidiki, mainly in the South part. In reality, however, the whole area is a landscape whose relationship with the olive tree is inseparable, inextricable and intertwined with economic and social tradition.

  From the Hellenistic times there is documented evidence of olive cultivation. It took place in a continuous way and did not stop even in Roman and early Christian times. Excavations such as stone hat-shaped olive mills confirm this. The connection of the inhabitants of Chalkidiki with olive cultivation hides a history of many hundreds of years.

   On this route, it is impressive that people initially crushed the olives either with large stones or on foot. The wooden lever that drives the stone cylinders appeared later, in the Bronze Age. In Olynthos of the 4th century, where every year the celebration of the olive tree is revived every year since the 1980s, we find the first sample of the stone manual mill. It is a typical witness of traditional cultivation and similar to that of Pompeii!

  During the Middle Ages, however, and throughout the stone years of Ottoman rule, Chalkidiki did not stop cultivating its large, lush olives. These olive groves are characterized by diversity. In other words, they are consisted not only of olive trees, but also of other crops such as cereals. In this way the soil was rejuvenated and gaved fruits with extremely riched ingredients. It is a fact that calcium, iron and omega-3 fatty acids are contained in large percentages. On the other hand, total fats are much lower compared to other olive varieties.

  Include the green olive of Chalkidiki in your nytrition plan and enjoy the rich taste and slightly lemony feeling! It goes extremely well with white meats and fish. Paire your meal with a good variety of white wine and enjoy!