There are multiple black and green olive varieties with different characteristics of size, flavor, firmness, color…
These are the table olive varieties most cultivated in Spain. By pressing on the images, you will have access to the complete file on the olive cultivation characteristics and its olive.
Although Spain is the main producer of table olives in the world, there are other countries with their own varieties.
Table olives can be sweetened with soda, water or salt and rvan is usually achieved in brine or vinaigrette.
For the olive dressing, multiple spices (garlic, oregano thyme, paprika, cumin…) can be used. It is also common to find them with anchovies, pickles, chives, chillies, eggplants and other pickles.
We have translated the information on our website from Spanish to English. Note that some words may have seen their meaning altered during their translation.
In this article we will see how to make marinated olives in different ways (with vinegar, garlic, paprika, pepper, orange, oregano, thyme…). Once the harvest olives is done, it is necessary to remove them bitterness, before you start to marinate olives. It is also possible to directly buy olives in brine and marinate to our liking. Before … Read moreHow to make marinated olives?
Sant’Agostino olives, have Italian origin with a presence mainly in the region of Apulia. It produces very high quality table olives. However, its low capacity to adapt to existing cultivation conditions outside Apulia makes it impossible to expand. Names or synonyms: Sant’Agostino olive tree is also known for: Cazzarola, Oliva di Andria, Oliva Grossa, Olive … Read moreSant’agostino olives
Pizz’e Carroga Olive Tree is the original variety of Sardinia. The main location of the olive grove is located south of Sardinia (Villacidrese, Parteolla and Marmilla) and to a lesser extent in Sarcidano and Ogliastra. The characteristics of the variety support a mixed use, both for oil and for table. There are numerous olive varieties, such … Read morePizz’e Carroga Olive Tree
Picholine Languedoc olive tree is the most cultivated French variety. Its origin is situated in Gard. Initially the use of Picholine was practically exclusively for dressing. However, the rusticity of the plant and the good quality of the oil have helped the variety to expand throughout all the French olive-growing areas (Ardèche, Valchiusa, Corsica, Aude, … Read morePicholine Languedoc olive tree
Majatica di Ferrandina olive tree, also known as Maiatica di Ferrandina and other names, is an Italian variety of double aptitude. Due to its difficult adaptation to other environments, the olive grove is distributed almost exclusively in the Italian region of Basilicata. Information of interest about other varieties: Picual, Cornezuelo, Pico Limón, Gordal olives, Ascolana … Read moreMajatica di Ferrandina olive tree
Santa Caterina olive tree is a variety of Italian table olives. The olives are very large in size, but smaller than Ascolana Tenera. The Santa Caterina olive grove is spread throughout Tuscany, with its origin in Lucca. Curiosities: the variety is considered rustic because of its good adaptability. Names or synonyms: The Santa Caterina olive … Read moreSanta Caterina Olive tree
Cucco olive tree is a Italian olive variety of good characteristics for dressing and olive oil production. The usual area in which the olive grove Cucco is located, is within the Abruzzo region, mainly, the provinces of Chieti and Pescara. The Cucco variety is also widespread in the Molise region, although to a lesser extent. … Read moreCucco olive tree
Cerignola olive tree (Oliva di Cerignola), is an Italian olive variety present in the Apulia region. Its origin is estimated in the XV century, when it was introduced by the Aragonese. The olive tree produces very large size olives for the production of table olives. Among other names, the variety is also especially known for … Read moreCerignola Olive tree
Giarraffa olive tree is an autochthonous variety, with presence confirmed before the ninth century, some sources date back to the second century BC In spite of its millenary culture, it is only spread in 1,500 hectares of the Sicilian olive grove, in the central and north-western part of Sicily. Its preferable use is for dressing … Read moreGiarraffa olive tree
Peranzana olive tree is an Italian variety of little diffusion. Its area of traditional influence is Apulia (Northeast of Foggia). Its characteristics are good for dressing and insufficient for oil production, although this is of good quality. In Apulia, varieties such as Cipressino, Coratina or Carolea, are productively more interesting. Names or synonyms: the Peranzana olive tree … Read morePeranzana Olive tree
Nocellara del Belice olive tree, is an extended variety in Western Sicily where it is used for double purposes. It receives its name because it is originally from the Belice Valley southwest of Sicily. Although it is especially appreciated as a table olive, it also produces an olive oil of excellent organoleptic characteristics, increasingly demanded. The … Read moreNocellara del Belice olive tree
Roggianella olive tree represents a millenary traditional olive grove (cultivation of around ten centuries of history). It is one of the most widespread varieties in Calabria, thanks to its good adaptation and resistance to diseases. Within Calabria, the variety is widespread in Cosenza, Ionian, Pollinica, Tirreno… Curiosities: The name Biancolilla is due to the white … Read moreRoggianella olive tree
Taggiasca olive tree has several PDOs and its oil is highly valued by consumers. Taggiasca is the main olive variety of the Liguria region, within the province of Imperia, practically only this variety is cultivated. Some Italian olive varieties: Pendolino, Frangivento, Moraiolo, Leccino, Carolea, Frantoio… Curiosities: The name comes from the municipality of Taggia (located in … Read moreTaggiasca olive tree
The variety of olive Itrana, is native to the Italian region of Lazio (Lazio). It has good characteristics for table olives (main use), by easily detaching the flesh from the pulp and it is also intended for oil milling. Names or synonyms: The Itrana olive tree is also known by the names: Olive Itrane, Oliva … Read moreItrana Olive tree
Cassanese Olive tree, is a Italian variety, mainly spread in the area of the Cosenza province (north of Calabria). It is a variety with good characteristics for dressing in black and acceptable for the production of olive oil. Italian olive varieties for oil production: Pendolino, Leccino, Cipressino, Moraiolo, Carolea, Frantoio… Names or synonyms: The Cassanese … Read moreCassanese olive tree
Morisca olive tree, is a fairly widespread variety in Spain, although its characteristics against diseases are limited, it adapts well to drought. In Spain, the most important plantations are found in southern Badajoz and northern Seville. Outside of Spain, it has an important presence in Alentejo (region of southern Portugal adjacent to Badajoz and northwest … Read moreMorisca olive tree
The olive Dolce Agogia, is an Italian olive tree variety, mainly cultivated in Umbria, is generally used for the olive oil production, although they can also be consumed as olives blacks (dehydrated with salt). Curiosities: The name Dolce is due to the sweet taste of the extracted olive oil. The olive trees are old and … Read moreDolce Agogia olive tree
The cultivation of Olive Coratina, has characteristics favorable to the production of olive oil. The variety has its origin in the Italian province of Apulia (Plugia), where it is one of the main varieties. Its oil is of very high quality and easily adapts to various environments. Despite its good characteristics, the variety has barely … Read moreCoratina olive tree
The cultivation of Ascolana Tenera olive tree, also known as Ascolano, has its origin in the Italian territory of Ascoli Piceno, in the Italian region of Marche (Marche). The main olive groves are found in the Marche region, with little diffusion through central Italy. The Ascolana variety has as its main use the production of olives for … Read moreAscolana Olive Tree
Cultivation of Olive Carolea is of Italian origin, the variety stands out for its resistance to cold and good adaptation to the olive grove in height (800 meters of altitude). It has good features both for the production of table olives (green and black dressing), and for oil extraction. The olive grove of Carolea is … Read moreCarolea Olive tree
Black olive tree is a native variety of Sabiñán (Zaragoza). Its cultivation area is small and it is located in the province of Zaragoza. The Black (Negral from Sabiñan) olive tree is highly prized for its sweetness, being used for black dressing and dry dressing with salt. It has a high fat content, an aspect that … Read moreBlack olive tree
Well valued for oil production and for table olives, the Pico Limón olive tree (Peak Lemon Olive) has characteristics that may be of interest to us. There are 7,000 hectares of olive grove Pico Limón, distributed mainly in the fertile soils of the Campiña Sur (Badajoz) and in the region of Sierra Norte (Sierra Morena, … Read morePico Limón olive tree
Ocal olive tree variety is used as table olives (green dressing) and for the production of oil. The Ocal olive oil is highly appreciated among the olive oils Gourmet for its excellent flavor and aroma. With more than 5,000 hectares it is a growing olive variety in Córdoba, where it is seeking to distinguish Ocal … Read moreOcal Olive Tree
Villalonga olive, is a traditional variety of the Valencian Community. It receives its name by the municipality of Villalonga (Valencia). With about 28,000 hectares of olive groves, it is the first variety by cultivation area in the Valencian community, surpassing Blanqueta (20,000 ha), Alfafara (6,000 ha) and Changlot Real (5,000 ha). The province of Valencia … Read moreVillalonga Olive
The Alfafara olive tree, is a traditional olive variety in the Valencian Community, It has recently been discovered that it is a genetically comparable to the variety Ayrouni (Lebanon). The olive grove of Alfafara, has an approximate area of 6,000 hectares, with presence in the provinces of Alicante, Valencia and Albacete. Alfafara is currently an … Read moreAlfafara olive tree
Manzanillo Sevillana olive tree, is the variety of table olives par excellence. The Manzanillo olive tree is very cultivated both in Spain and in other countries (Argentina, Australia, United States (Manzanillo Olive), Israel and Portugal). In Spain, the Manzanillo de Sevilla olive variety has a surface close to 100,000 hectares. Sevilla, Badajoz and Huelva are … Read moreManzanillo olive tree
Picholine Marocaine olive tree, is a traditional olive variety in Morocco. The variety is similar to the Algerian olive tree Sigoise, with which it is likely to have some kinship. The name Picholine Marocaine groups several olive varieties or clones of Picholine Marocaine. The INRA of Morocco has done selection work on the best clones … Read morePicholine Marocaine olive tree
Lechin from Granada olive tree, has a considerable cultivation area (30,000 hectares), similar to Picudo. You can find important plantations of Olivo Lechin, in Granada, Murcia, Almería and Albacete. It is a variety of interest for its double aptitude. The Lechín from Granada olive tree produces Extra Virgin Olive Oil of excellent quality. The Lechin olive is … Read moreLechín from Granada Olive tree