Black olives from Nyons PDO - 70g

The Nyons black olive is picked when fully ripe, slightly wrinkled by the first cold spells and the dryness of the air.

At this stage of maturity, the natural bitterness of the olive has diminished considerably, and is eliminated by ancestral natural processes: immersion in a 10% fine salt brine for a minimum of 6 months.

Then by osmosis effect, the salt penetrates into the olive and the bitterness dissipates in the salt water, the coloring matter is partially extracted.

The Nyons olive offered to consumers therefore has a dark brown colour, called "monk's homespun".

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