Kouzina Halkidiki Olives Stuffed with Pimento Paste, 200g

Description

Chenab brings for you a delectable range of stuffed olives. Produced by our new partner brand KOUZINA these are jumbo Halkidiki olives from Greece. KOUZINA® has partnered with farmers and farming families to create a range of top-quality Greek Ingredients. Halkidiki olives are named for the Halkidiki Peninsula in Greece. These olives are native to the peninsula and some areas of Northern Greece, where the trees thrive in the mild Mediterranean climate. In addition to their exceptional flavor, Greek olives are the basic components of the Mediterranean diet thanks to their high nutritional value. Furthermore, in conjunction with their low calorie intake, olives are perfect for everyday consumption containing a high level of vitamins A, B1 and C, calcium and iron. Halkidiki olives are large, pale green colored Greek olives that is oval in shape and usually harvested when it is young. It is brine-cured and has a firm textured meat providing a soft, full flavor, slightly tart and somewhat peppery. This olive is grown in the Halkidiki region of Greece, adjacent to Mount Athos, which is the reason for the olive being referred to as a Mount Athos or Halkidiki olive. It is also known as Chalkidiki olive since Halkidiki and Chalkidiki are used interchangably as a name for the Central Macedonia region of Greece where these olives are grown. Fruits are larger than the Conservolia variety averaging to 100-120 olives / kg. They are more elongated, with a prominent tip at the bottom. In addition, the olive may be referred to as a donkey olive because of its large size. Since it is a larger olive, it is often stuffed with ingredients such as blue cheese, almonds, dried tomatoes, citrus flavorings. These cocktail olives with their distinctive flavor, make a perfect happy hour snack, are wonderful hors d’oeuvres, and add marvellous zest to any salad and cocktail. Kouzina olives are stuffed with Whole almonds, Whole garlic, Whole piri-piri, Whole jalapeno, Pimento paste. Kouzina Halkidiki Stuffed Olives are delicious in taste, reflecting the sunny climate of the Aegean. A pimento or cherry pepper is a variety of large, red, heart-shaped chili pepper. They are green when immature and turn red when they reach maturity. The flesh of the pimiento is sweet, succulent, and more aromatic than that of the red bell pepper. Pimiento peppers are the familiar red stuffing found in prepared Greek green olives. Kouzina Green Olives Stuffed with Pimiento are the perfect addition to any cocktail. This large, plump, meaty olive from Kouzina Greece are pitted and filled with sweet, mild, piquant, bright red pimento paste, which are cured in a sea salt brine and have a crisp meaty texture. Pimentos are found stuffed into olives a lot, so if you have had one of those, then you know what is giving you that sweet flavor. Serve them with roasted almonds for quick tapas with drinks, or use them as a garnish on a cheese platter. Slice them and toss in salads, pasta or on pizza.

Use:

1)These olives are perfect as a snack and in salads.

2) They are also used in deli counters of retailers, bars and restaurants.

3) They are an ideal cooking ingredient used to bring a taste of Greece to every dish.