Crafted Medium Green Ripe Pitted Olives, 6 Oz (Pack of 12)

These olives are a low-key obsession. Not at all like pickled green olives.

These seem to be essentially Castelvetrano olives, but grown in California and at about half the price. And even better! Use this instead of standard black olives in salads, on pizzas, in calzones, in stuffed shells, or best, just eat a whole can of them. Do NOT use them as a substitute for Spanish olives—the taste is very different. Don’t use them in a martini. They are not a substitute for Greek olives. But if you like standard black olives, these are much better. The label says “smooth and buttery,” and they are. My mom would buy Lindsay green olives like this when I was a boy, over fifty years ago, and they were terrific. I would say these are 75% as good as those, which were bigger and even more buttery and soft, but these are still better than the usual black olives or even Castelvetrano olives. I bought myself a case of twelve, After I submit this, I’m going to buy a case for my dad.

Taste better than black olives. They are smoother. Ordered a case.

Love these olives. Too bad I can't get them on Amazon right now. :(

The best tasting olive, so buttery and soft without being mushy. Forget firm olives. These and "Natural" green ripe of this brand are my favorites and I cannot tell the two kinds apart. I haven't been able to buy them anywhere for prices less than $5+ a can for several weeks after I ran out last time.. So happy to get them for Just under $3 a can again, though even that is a steep price.