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Olives..love or hate?

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The Kraken
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I think olives may be the most divisive food....people either really LOVE them or can't stand them AT ALL.

For me olives are a must on pizza and in salads, and love to snack on whole ones. Didn't like greens as a kid but love them now...especially jalapeno stuffed green olives.

Now my wife....she hates all olives with a passion! She can't understand how anyone could like them.

plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
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Can I vote middle of the road. Don't love them but don't hate them. Like you said I don't mind them on a pizza or salad but that's about it.
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I think they're disgusting
FancyKetchup14
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Olives belong in one place and that's the trash can.
expresswrittenconsent
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Black olives i can do on pizza or sandwiches, I dont like the flavor or smell of green olives.
GAC06
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If you don't like olives you don't like food
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I think a lot of people's hate for olives come from their original exposure of the cheap canned sliced olives

Btw I hate olives
Teslag
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GAC06 said:

If you don't like olives you don't like food


Or a good martini
deadhead aggie
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^
the dirtier the better.............

rilloaggie
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Nicoise > oil cured > Kalamata > Castelvetrano > green stuffed with Jalapenos > green w/ bleu cheese > green w/ pimento >>>>>>>> black olives (generally only eaten on a Taco Casa burrito)

Edited because texags doesn't like the fancy French "C" with the dangly thing on it.
Rattler12
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Olives, much like avocados and cilantro, are one of God's greatest creations
Tanya 93
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I hated them until I got pregnant

Then they became a food group because it was one of the few things I could keep down.

My faves are blue cheese or garlic stuff green olives or a black olive salad with marinated mushrooms, feta, and red onion
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as a kid I would only eat them on pizza. now I love them
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deadhead aggie said:

^
the dirtier the better.............


Savory drinks
schmendeler
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can't stand olives. but i love olive oil.
The Kraken
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Quote:

My grandfather used to put out a big crudites platter with black olives at every family get together. As kids, we'd all put them on the tips of our fingers and chase each other around the house.
We'd have the same thing at Thanksgiving, still do. Always put a big black olive on my thumb and ate it. Still love black olives, I think I could open a can and eat the whole bunch.
plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
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You all can have them. They overpower anything they're in.

I don't want my entire salad/pizza tasting like olives.
AggieChemist
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Green olives are great.


Black olives are garbage from the pit of hell that ruin anything they touch.
Keeper of The Spirits
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I only want olives as an appetizer, in my drinks or on my muffulettas.

I don't want them on pizza, they are fine in salad.
Scotts Tot
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I put olives in the same category as raw onions. I know many people love them, but when they are in a dish, it's all I taste.

People can love all kinds of food but be really turned off by particular flavors. Raw onions and olives are mine...
YouBet
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I abhor olives except for one specific kind:

Castelvetrano. I discovered these a couple of years ago and love them. I eat them as snacks. They almost have a white chocolate flavor.

All other olives can burn in hell.
2aggiesmom
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Love olives and avocados, cilantro tastes like soap suds to me, but apparently that is genet. I wish I could taste the real flavor. I grew up in Tampa so more Spanish/ Cuban food influences growing up but I like strong flavors, like anchovies too!
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Olive lover here.

However, I only like black olives on 7-later dip, Taco Casa style Mexican food, and an occasional pizza. By themselves black olives are nasty.
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I'm kind of meh on olives. I absolutely hated them until we did a food market tour in Spain and the guide had me try several different ones. Opened my eyes and I began eating them more after that. I still think certain olives can absolutely ruin a dish. Sometimes it's the only thing you can taste in a salad.
JonSnow
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It's the only reason I like Martinis. Need 7-8 olives per martini.
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Love Olives. Pasta with Olive Tapenade is one of my favorite quick and easy dinners
Martin Cash
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Black Olives Matter

Scratch that . . .

ALL Olives Matter
Unemployed
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I used to hate them. Now as I've gotten older, I can eat them without a problem. I don't love it, though.
Keeper of The Spirits
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Also in the BA no cook Puttanesca
Rattler12
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I met a cute little puttanesca over in Juarez one time way back.
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Tanya 93 said:


My faves are blue cheese or garlic stuff green olives or a black olive salad with marinated mushrooms, feta, and red onion


Holy lord. I hope you have mouthwash handy after eating that.
ToddyHill
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I love the standard green olives as well as Kalamata olives.

I loathe black olives.
La Fours
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Hate the fruit, but love the brine in a dirty martini.
studioone
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depends .... really really salty ones, no.. the rest are great...
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