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> Black olives are totally not a "California invention" either, and they're totally fine (except perhaps just those sold in California). There's a particular k
by mcphage 7y ago
> Black olives are totally not a "California invention" either, and they're totally fine (except perhaps just those sold in California).
There's a particular kind of processed olive sold in the US as "black olives" which I think this is referring to. If you haven't had one, imagine... imagine that you need to eat an olive, but you hate olives and everything about them, so you invent something that's the shape of an olive but not.
- pnutjam 7y agoMy kids love black olives, but you're right. They have little taste, more texture then anything else.
- nsxwolf 7y agoThey're good on pizza.
- bregma 7y agoImagine eating a small hollow black ball of wax. Okay, maybe slightly salty wax. These black olives are one of the ingredients in a Taco Bell food-style preparation. That should tell you everything you need to know.
- cr0sh 7y ago> so you invent something that's the shape of an olive but not. That makes it sound like those olives aren't actual olive fruit, but manufactured in some manner - which isn't true. They are highly processed, and their black coloring is created as a part of that process - but they are still actual olives.