Premium Kalamata Sliced Olives - Authentic Greek Byzantine Style, 5 lb Bulk (Perfect for Salads, Pizzas, Charcuterie Boards & Mediterranean Recipes)

Our olives are picked when ripe. Olives are a fruit. Think about a peach. How different is the flavor and texture of a peach picked when at it’s peak flavor, as opposed to one that’s picked unripe? Competitors pick the whole tree at once – it’s cheaper. Most olives on the market are lye-cured. Byzantine olives are naturally cured, using methods that are centuries old, in sea salt, herbs and spices. The olives are “FRESH” not pasteurized; packed in modified atmosphere bags to inhibit fermentation and oxidation. (about 95% of all competitors’ are pasteurized). Pitted Kalamatas are FRESH; Sliced Kalamatas are CLASSIC pasteurized in brine. “FRESH” olives taste fresher, are crunchier, and have a brighter color. Less salt brine taste, more olive taste. Most of the olives are available whole and pitted. We have the lowest pit ratio (number of pits allowed in “pitted” olives) in the Industry. “Bag to Bowl” No Rinsing, No Draining, No Mess. Open and pour. NO refrigeration until opened.

The olives are “FRESH” not pasteurized; packed in modified atmosphere bags to inhibit fermentation and oxidation. (about 95% of all competitors’ are pasteurized).

Purple-black to black in color

Firm, full-flavored, tender, sweet

A must in green salads and on appetizer trays

Our olives are picked when ripe. Olives are a fruit. Most olives on the market are lye-cured. Byzantine olives are naturally cured, using methods that are centuries old, in sea salt, herbs and spices.