Filed under: BLOG | Tags: Greece, Mediterranean, olives, Roman Empire, Turkey, Unearthed
Have you ever found that it’s always the smallest things in life that cause so much passion in people? In fact, many have argued that the reason behind the Roman Empire’s seemingly unstoppable spread throughout Europe was originally to control the bulk of olive production in the region due to the value of its oil. As for me – well – there are plenty of olives I have tasted during my sourcing trips that are tasty enough for a Roman emperor! For inspiration, take a look at the latest addition to our range – Plump green olives filled with fiery red hot chillies not for the faint hearted!!
The inspiration for this product came during my latest sourcing trip and no it wasn’t trekking through the olive groves of Greece or the dirt tracks of northern turkey it was a little more down to earth, while sat over a pint in a London pub with a 6 ft 4 man from Greece. Don’t get me wrong I’ve been to Greece, I’ve trekked through Turkey, but sometimes you find just the right product in the strangest location.
While olive trees have spread throughout the world, I focus my sourcing trips on the Mediterranean basin where I find the best and most flavourful samples. Selection is based on a number of key factors including cleanliness, maturity and variety. Olives picked a week apart can often produce surprisingly different flavours. An interesting fact for you is that olive trees may live to be 1500 years old, and the average life span is about 500 years so no need to worry about us running out of olives! And due to this I am sure that here at unearthed we will continue to bring new, exciting and delicious olives to the UK.
On its own or as the tasty half of a Greek Salad, this classic mix has the holiday feel.
The feta we use is genuine Greek feta of course, made the way we think is best - with both sheep and goat’s milk.
Currently available from Waitrose and Ocado.
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