Bella di Cerignola are large olives that come as both black olives and green olives. Both are meaty with lots of flesh. They have elongated pits.The green ones are the most common. They have a mild, and somewhat sweet taste. The firm flesh clings to the pit. The black ones are have softer flesh that…
Pugliese Food
Cellina di Nardò Olives
Cellina di Nardò are medium-sized olives grown both for oil and for use as table olives. When grown for oil, they are harvested while still green and pressed. The oil has good body and a fresh smell. When harvested for table olives, they are allowed to ripen on the tree until black. They are grown…
Coratina Olives
These are medium-sized olives with a 21 to 26% oil yield grown for their oil. They are harvested when the olives start to turn black at the tip. The tree needs another type of olive tree to cross-pollinate with. The fruit ripens November and December. Native to Puglia. Also grown in Molise region of Italy,…
Dolce Baresana Olives
Dolce Baresana Olives are grown in Puglia, Italy to be table olives. They are harvested when they are pinkish-purple. The olives as processed by the Pugliese end up sweet and mild.
Frangivento Olives
The Frangivento is a medium-sized olive grown for oil, with an oil yield of 15 to 17%. The tree needs another type of olive tree to pollinate it. The olives mature in the middle of November. History Notes Native to Puglia. Language Notes Its name, Frangivento, which means “wind break”, is owing to the shape…
Ogliarola Barese Olives
Ogliarola Barese Olives are grown in Basilicata, Campania, Puglia and Sicily for their high oil yield. The tree is cold hardy, but needs another type of olive tree to pollinate it.
Ogliarola Leccese
This olive, grown in Apulia, Italy, is a good oil producer, like all Ogliarola cultivars. This olive, and Cellina di Nardò olives, are used to make PDO Terra d’Otranto olive oils. History Notes Locals believe that this cultivar is the “Olea Iapygia” cultivar that the Romans had, mentioned by Pliny.