Green Castelveltrano Pitted Olives

Item #: 3098

The Castelvetrano Olive, or Nocellara del Belice, is an olive grown in western Sicily with an intense green coloring and sweeter flavor. The Castelvetrano is grown exclusively in western Sicily among the Belice river valley, near the town of Castelvetrano. The Castelvetrano that most consumers identify is not actually cured, but processed similar to a California-style black, ripe olive. The fruit is washed in lye, or caustic soda, for a period of up to 12 hours. This is what takes the bitterness out of the olive. It is, then, continually washed in fresh water to remove the lye. Once there are no traces of lye left, the olive is either refrigerated or canned. This process is evident by its intense green color and sweet flavor. 

*Requres refrigeration

• Country: Italy
• Region: Sicily
• Size: 2/4.4 #