This, that, or neither. Black olives, Green Olives or neither. Can be eaten alone as a snack or cooked in a recipe. Me-

[debm55]

black olives on pizza. YUM

[Elessar Zappa]

1. Black olives on pizza and sub sandwiches.

Green olives in certain pasta dishes.

[debm55]

2. Thank you Elessar Zappa, Those are my favorites too----pizza and subs.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Love all types and colors of olives. To me, the best are

Castelvetrano Green pitted.

[debm55]

7. Thank you sinkingfeeling.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Both

Black ones on pizza; you nailed it. Excellent.
In cooking, I think the green ones add a more earthy taste. Also, for a tapenade, green all the way.
Not that i use olives that often.

[debm55]

9. Thank you ProfessorGAC

[Mr.Bill]

5. Green olives stuffed with Bleu Cheese

in my Martini.

[debm55]

11. HAHAHA Thank you, Mr. Bill. That sounds great

[LoisB]

6. Both. Black for eating and in eggs; green for eating and in pasta and potato salad.

[debm55]

12. Thank you LoisB, Good choices

[SWBTATTReg]

8. I love olives, black or green, but the salt content does slow me down from eating them so often.

I love them on homemade pizza (sliced), and salads (whole or sliced) and in some meals, particularly pastas. They are a quick, full of flavor seasoning too.

[debm55]

15. TY SWBTATTReg, I like the black olives, the green olives always seemed salty to me.

[underpants]

10. My favorite Olive is....

Olive, the other Reindeer

[debm55]

16. HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA You are funny.

[PJMcK]

13. I love them all!

Black, green, stuffed, garlic, kalamata… you name it I love it!

[debm55]

17. Thank you very much PJMcK . You have a large selection.

[mike_c]

14. I cook with all kinds of olives, but don't eat them out of hand very often

[debm55]

18. Thank you mike_c.

[CanonRay]

19. Either, both, any

I love olives, all kinds.

[debm55]

21. Thank you, CanonRay.

[Freddie]

20. Green only

In salads (potato, egg, etc). Just by themselves. The cheap ones with the pimiento inside are just fine.

[debm55]

22. Thank you , Freddie. I used the green ones with the pimiento inside as a kid.

[Freddie]

25. When my kids were little

My folks (may they RIP) always had us for dinner on Sundays. Mom often put out a dish of pickles and (green) olives. When my son was 3 (he’s now 33) he absolutely demanded a “grape” from the relish dish.
“I wanna grape!”
“Tommy they’re not grapes. You may not like them.”
“I wanna grape!”
I finally gave him one. The look on his face was priceless. To this day he hates olives.

[beemerphill]

23. Preferably Green

They excel at topping a sausage and cheese pizza, diced up in scrambled eggs and topped with feta cheese, mixed in rice with some black beans and hamburger, and just sitting alongside other food on your dinner plate. Green olives are very versatile and will enhance and enrich your diet. Black olives will work, IF there are no green olives.

[debm55]

24. TY beemerphill' I like how you listed how you use them

[CrispyQ]

26. Both but not together.

Black olives, shrooms, & green peppers for my first pizza & Green olives with onions & Swiss cheese for my second.

[debm55]

33. TY CrispyQ. I like your topping combinations.

[Lochloosa]

27. DelGrosso Pasta Sauce, Ultra-Premium, Uncle Jim's Late Night Puttanesca.

Made with black olives. Damn.

Ingredients

Italian Plum Tomatoes (Whole Peeled Tomatoes, Tomato Juice, Basil, Salt, Citric Acid), Portabella Mushrooms, Concentrated Crushed Tomatoes, Black Olives, Olive Oil, Contains 2% or Less of: Chablis Wine, Anchovy Paste (Salt Cured Anchovies, Sea Salt, Water), Artichoke Hearts, Capers (Capers, Water, Vinegar, Salt), Crushed Red Pepper, Garlic, Onions, Parsley, Pecorino Romano Cheese (Pasteurized Sheep's Milk, Rennet, Salt), Sea Salt, Spices.

[debm55]

34. TY Lochloosa. Wow, that sounds great,

[brewens]

28. Tasos Jalapeno and garlic green olives. Big olives in maybe 48oz jar at Costco. Sold separately.

Those are great. Salty, crunchy and a little hot.

[debm55]

35. brewensm that sounds terrific, TY

[yellowdogintexas]

29. Both, to eat out of hand and in cooking

1. On a pizza - either or both
2. Puttenesca Sauce. I make up mine using good jarred sauce, black olives, extra garlic and some hot chili flakes.
3. I like sliced green ones on deviled eggs
4. Green ones are good in potato salad
5. Cream cheese and green olives with pimento. Spread on crackers. Sometimes I add a bit of shredded cheddar cheese and some spicy peppers
6. Olive and mayonnaise sandwiches.

We have a grocery store which has a large olive/pickle/dip/ section of the store. All the olives are the same price per pound, so you can mix them up. They have these giant green ones that have been dressed up with spicy Italian seasonings - so good!!!!! It's right by the deli, and one of the guys there told us it was the highest grossing section of the store. Which considering the price of their meat is saying a lot. The deli section is conveniently right by one of the entrances so folks can run in and grab a sandwich, or some cheese or items from the olive bar. https://www.centralmarket.com/product-category/deli/olive-bar/1309768.1309773?page=1

[debm55]

40. Thank you, yellowdogintexas. What a great store.!!! And the selections!!!!

[yellowdogintexas]

61. did you check out the other departments ? Search for bulk items

they have an entire wall of bulk spices; you measure out what you need in a little bag, weigh it and print a lable and you are good to go. Saves an enormous amount of money and you can keep your spices fresh. There are lots of other bulk things: candy, rice, beans, pasta, granolas, teas, dried fruit, oatmeal, and more. You can even grind peanuts or almonds to make peanut or almond butter.

Also look at produce. You can ask one of the workers (aka 'foodies') to cut up an apple if you want to know what it tastes like and they will happily comply. It is truly a unique shopping experience.
There are only 10 stores, all in Texas. Before the Ft Worth store opened, folks used to take coolers and drive to Austin (3 hours) to shop at their Central Market!

[MontanaMama]

30. Green olives and all Greek olives yes.

Black olives…nope. They taste like metal. I know people like them and that’s okay. There’s room for everyone in the pool.

[debm55]

38. TY MontanaMama

[Polly Hennessey]

31. Love all 🫒 olives. Black, green, Kalamata. For me,

eaten straight from the can, jar, yum.

[debm55]

37. Thanks Polly Hennessey, I agree with you

[EarnestPutz]

32. Any kind, any time. Green olives in a tapenade especially so, or kalamatas in a Greek salad.

[debm55]

36. TY EarnestPutz. Sounds wonderful

[Alpeduez21]

39. i would rather puke and roll in it

than eat any olive

p.s. I hate hate them

[debm55]

41. For what it's worth as you are sort of a newbee. You can start your own post on "why I hate olive TY

[AllaN01Bear]

42. black olives , seedless. by themselves ,mmmmm. ohm myyy!

[debm55]

43. Ty you AllaN01Bear, ENJOY!!!!!

[area51]

44. Black olives,

& I also like green olives stuffed with bleu cheese.

[debm55]

47. Thank you area51, Enjoy

[electric_blue68]

45. There Might Be a type of black olive I Might sort of like...

not sure by accident. I avoid them!

Otoh, I love cold pressed, extra-virgin olive oil! 🧡

🤔 I think there's an extra bitterness in the actual olive.

[debm55]

48. Thank you electric_blue68

[Mad_Dem_X]

46. Black olives are my fave

I like green ones, too, but not as much as the black ones.

[debm55]

49. Thank you Mad_Dem_X

[Different Drummer]

50. Black olives on pizza and in sub sandwiches.

[debm55]

51. Thank You Different Drummer. I agree!

[lark]

52. Black olives as a snack or lightly on pizza.

Yum

[debm55]

53. TY Lark. I agree.

[OAITW r.2.0]

54. Olives stuffed with Blue Cheese. Yum!

I love black olives in my spag/agliolio/carbonara.

[debm55]

68. Yummy,

[TexasBushwhacker]

55. Neither - too salty

[debm55]

56. Thank you TexasBushwhaker.

[Emile]

57. Olives are a well known aphrodisiac for men and women.

Green olives are said to increase a man's virility, while black olives seem to stimulate women's sexual desire.

[debm55]

59. TY Emile, I didn"t know that.

[malthaussen]

58. My favorite casserole uses green olives.

Rice, tuna, cheeze whiz, and olives. A wonderful mess.

-- Mal

[debm55]

60. HAHAHAHAH thank you Mal

[dai13sy]

62. Yum is right

Always black olives. I also like shrimp and mushrooms. All my friends think I'm weird. I just have fun with food.

[debm55]

63. Ty dai13sy. Sounds great.

[Bucky]

64. I made sausage and kraut for dinner last night. But threw in sliced green olives

along with onion, garlic, diced brocolli, shrooms, and red bell pepper. Twere heaven.

[debm55]

65. TY Bucky. That dish sounds wounderful. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[we can do it]

66. Yes on pizza, all olives are good for me.

[debm55]

70. YES!!! Black olives on pizza. TY we can do it.

[canuckledragger]

67. Eat too many olives and you shit yourself silly.

I learned that after taking advantage of an olive bar at a local grocery store.

[debm55]

69. Thank you for that information canuckledragger.