Roland Foods Greek Country Olive Mix, Whole Pitted Olives Marinated with Garlic and Pepperoncini Peppers, Specialty Imported Food, 5 Pound Bag, Pack of 1

They are not Kalamon but they are good Greek olives in a mixture of varieties. The taste is what it supposed to be, sour, I saw complains in the reviews. Salt, is an ancient way to preserve food. In fact, the Romans became an empire because they discovered salt and that made them rich! The olives in their natural fresh form are not edible, they are bitter and sour to a degree that makes your mouth shrink. For that reason they are washed, pitted, and preserved in brine, that is a mixture of red wine vinegar, spices and salt. If you feel that they are too salty for your taste, the brine can be diluted, or discarded totally, but there is no reason to throw the olives out. Discard the original brine and add apple vinegar which is sweet. You can add olive oil or a lighter oil like sunflower or canola. It will take the taste of olives and will dilute the salt in them. In this way you keep them in a less sour liquid that will lessen their salty taste. I just bought a package, for the first time, and I filled two big glass jars with the olives, divided the brine and added apple vinegar to fill the jars up, and cover the olives, because the bag has about half of the needed liquid. I also added a teaspoon of honey on top, for a sweeter taste. Or, you can add only apple juice without the brine. Now, for sure they will lose the salt. They will be good for a long time in the fridge. If you know about olives you will like them, it is an acquired taste, not everyone likes olives, in the same way people react to feta cheese. I am Greek, thus I am picky with olives, I usually buy Kalamon big, black or purple pitted olives but I am pleased with these too, I tried them and they are good quality. Adjust the taste as you like it and you will have 5lb. of good olives.

I bake sourdough bread for myself, family, and friends, and one of the most often requested breads is infused with fresh rosemary from my garden and mediterranean olives. I exhausted the supply I had purchased as a discontinued seasonal item at Sam's Club and needed a replacement. These olives fit the bill perfectly! Based on my baking and other uses, the 5-lb bag will probably last me about 3-4 months. The olives are good quality and medium-sized with a nice blend of ripe and unripe fruit. including whole garlic cloves and some sweet red pepper strips -- so you get a lot of olives in the bag. The brine is very flavorful with added herbs. This 5-lb bag fills a 2-quart Cambro container. In addition to using as baking inclusions, these olives will work as toppings on pizza and foccacia (whole, sliced, or chopped), as well as in any other recipe calling for kalamatas or mediterranean olives, or in a tapenade, and would make a very nice accompaniment to a salad bar or charcuterie board. I toss a 1/4 cup of these onto a bed of lettuce and greens with balsamic vinaigrette dressing and crumbled feta cheese for a "Greek" flavor profile. Yum! The heavyweight plastic bag is shelf stable and does not need to be refrigerated prior to being opened.

Being a lover of olives, I took a chance on this item...and was pleasantly surprised when it arrived, both on the quantity and the quality of the olives. The package was a mixture of brined olives, ranging in both types and ripeness. Brown, black, green and shades in between show a mixture that begs to be made into a delicious herbal tapenade or just layered on a sandwich. We put a large amount into a large mouth jar for when the urge to snack hits and the need for finger food satisfies that craving. And the fact that they just typically won't go bad, allowing for a long-term residence in the fridge, which means that they will be there when the need for olives hits. We added in a bunch of chopped garlic and cheese which is proving to be a great addition to the finger food jar. And again, the price is low and the quantity is high, the best of both worlds...a definite thumb's up...dj

I’ve liked most Roland products I’ve bought (although their canned artichoke hearts tasted like metal and were mushy), so I took a chance on these mixed olives. They’re packaged in a big plastic bag, which was put in an amazon box with a case of bottled drinks and they got smashed almost too much to eat. I would prefer them in a can or even a plastic container to protect them. I transferred mine to glass canning jars. The olives themselves are good - a mixture of several kinds of pitted olives in oil, with some pimento pepper and garlic slices mixed in. They aren’t first quality olives but are good enough for appetizers or on pizza. I mix them with cubed feta cheese, Italian seasoning, minced garlic and hot chili flakes, and we eat them as snacks. I drained off the oil they came in, which I suspect is canola, and replaced it with real olive oil. I like that these are shelf stable in the bag - I can buy several bags and store them in my pantry. Overall, for the price, these are good olives. If they were packaged better and came in better oil I would give them five stars.

The package arrived warm. The olives have a chemical like taste. I washed the olives and added added my own spices and we will see if they taste better when they cool down.

Just what we were looking for....right on for salt, spice, brine, flavor. Pack right and delivered on time. Thank you!!!

I love these olives! The mix of 3-4 different kinds of olives, sweet pepper strips, and garlic cloves, in a much less salty brine is ideal for entertaining, bread making, topping salads, creating tapenade, and many more uses. I’m big on home canning and the 5 pound bag yields 7+ pints of delicious gift giving for friends and family on holidays and special occasions. I was incredibly fortunate to find these in the warehouse category around half price!

I’m giving it two stars instead of one because they at least have a good mix of the olives they destroyed. Everything in the bag has a chemical odor that I suspect the overuse of herbs is meant to cover up. The entire bag is mush. We normally do forest composting to get rid of things we won’t eat but we’re afraid of this poisoning the animals. On second thought, I’m dropping it to one star.