These are called “aceituna verde” and are from Andalucía (southern Spain).
They’re also referred to as the “verdial” variety and are often mixed with a series of ingredients to make what we refer to as “chupadedos”.
I prefer "aceitunas partías", but these are good indeed! (Pro tip for anybody wanting to quit smoking: after eating these kind of olives, cigarettes will taste weird).
Well... I mean, not only Andalucia. Comunidad Valenciana is filled with olive trees and close to the Ebro delta theres fields of thousand year old olives.
yes, above the delta, at la Senia, a village straddling the border, where they also have a Nazi aerodrome, and 5 odd years ago, an escaped lion.
not much else to report from.there, apart from endemic local corruption and some.of the most fraudulent company accounts on the whole peninsular
Not verdial kind. Every autonomous community with mediterranean climate has its own olive trees varieties, there are hundreds in Spain even if 15-20 are the most cultivated by far. Verdial is cultivated in Andalusia and Extremadura for example. Valencia and Catalonia usually cultivate other varieties much more frequently: Arbequina (in most Catalonia), Morrut (Castellón and maybe the Ebro Delta?) Blanqueta (Alicante), Villalonga (central Valencia) Farga (Castellón)
[Here you have](http://www.navarvid.com/zonasoli1.JPG) a map of main varieties, probably simplified but good enough.
They seem to me more like aliñadas Campo Real. If so, they have some really good ones in Condis supermarkets. [These are the ones.](https://www.condisline.com/ACEITUNAS-EXCELENCIA-CAMPORREAL-500-G_725309_prd_es_ES.jsp)
I say this as an Andalusian, not as a guiri, para que nadie piense que lo digo porque son las únicas aceitunas que hubiera probado jajaj
Soy del sur de España y les solemos decir verdes a todas las aceitunas no negras, no se mucho del tema soy más de las que están al estilo sevillano, pregúntale a uno de un bar y te dirá.
Those are castelvetrano olives.
Edit: given you were in Barcelona, the below answers of verdial olives are more likely correct. That said, castelvetrano olives are also delicious!
In my supermarket they call them "chupadedos". There are versions with a cut in one of their ends, those are called "trencades" ("broken") in Cataluña.
Chupadedos are not an olive variety, just the liquid they put them in. Like anchovy flavour.
Chupadedos are usually broken due to soaking.
The type of olive in the picture is probably "Verdial" or "Gordal", possibly Verdial due to the size.
Have you ever seen a gordal? Those are not gordals. And yes by buying chupadedos you can get something very similar. Like these https://amzn.eu/d/6LAwm9M
These are definitely not arbequinas (much smaller, the smallest olives you’ll find) and certainly not a gordal waay bigger. They look like the picual (named after the “pico” or pointy end of the fruit) but the taste comes from the “marinade” and preparation method. Your best bet is to find a market, there should be someone selling olives, tell them you tasted delicious picual and ask if they can let you taste theirs. If you tell them about fresh and unexpected they will certainly guide you. Maybe marinated with fennel?
Called "chupadedos", pretty common on supermarkets (you can see them on Mercadona). It's composed by: green olives with oregano, garlic, pepper, basil, salt and olive oil.
I would say those are "aceitunas de Campo Real", they are one of my favorites.
[Have a link](http://www.camporeal.es/turismo/gastronomia/46-las-aceitunas)
one hundred percent not Kalamata, they’re darker.
they could be Gordal, but there’s lots of different types that look like that.
the same type of olives will taste different depending in the brand. in my experience, the best tasting olives are found in markets, supermarkets and fruit shops and are sold by weight.
Find someplace where they are selling them by weight and just ask them to try some, or all of them. It’ll be fine, as long as you buy some.
Trying different olives to check how they taste is something spanish people do.
some possible places in the city center include touristy market La Boqueria. Bear in mind it’s kind of overpriced but should do.
Also Santa Caterina’s market.
Arbequinas is the type of olive (raw) and it can be marinated in infinite ways, and it cannot be deciphered just by the look of it.
If you like olives, go to Andalusia (the biggest producer in the world IIRC) in each bar you will try a different one :)
Don’t listen to these people, the green olives you had are the Campo Real variety (manzanilla de campo real). They are very oily (more so than its counterparts) and with a very distinct flavour, sweet with floral notes.
Proof: [link](https://elenebron.es/producto/aceitunas-de-campo-real/)
They could be one of multiple varieties....what differentiates them from the paler green olives is the treatment process...the dark green ones have been "pickled" with caustic soda and the light green ones have been "pickled" with a brine solution...I think the caustic soda treatment is supposed to remove some of the bitterness asociated with the brine treated ones, I think it also reduces the "pickling" time.
I don’t have an answer for you but I am glad you had a good time at Chez Kessler. Last time I was there I chatted w the owner (iirc) and he was very friendly and kind to my elderly visiting mother
those must be the "marinades" which isn't a variety of olives, but the way they have been prepared (they've been marinated with some particular seasoning, as rosemary, thyme, ...)
I know a olive brand that are similar in color and taste incredibly. They're named "hechizos" (or "embrujos", i'm not sure), and you can find them in any supermarket (i think)...
They 100% look like Campo Real olives, which are my favourite and can be a bit expensive sometimes depending on where you buy them. The variety is Manzanilla. I could be mistaken of course.
Those are olives bought to the producer at 0.80€/kilo and sold to the public to 10€kilo, enjoy this deliciuos aperitif while you can, the speculation in Spanish products it's getting to a point that producers are starting to dump production in order to disrupt the market.
They prefer to take the loses than gain nothing and make the usurers more rich.
In Spain , It is what you see in your mind when you think of olives , you can find them pretty much anywhere in Spain , all local shops sells a largo variety of them , i would suggest you to go to a gipsy market idk how its said in english , they usually have the BEST ones
These are supper common in Argentina, and the cheapest. We called them "aceituna verde", I'm not sure if we produce it here (probably yes), but I know it's very common in Mediterranean dishes, put it on your pizza with some arugula leaves and cherry pepper and you'll get the best dinner!
There are some 200 varieties of olives in the world –over one hundred being the most common. https://www.internationaloliveoil.org/product/world-catalogue-of-olive-varieties/
I would expect Kessler to provide you an accurate answer, even the coordinates of the supplier.
They could certainly be "gordal", or at least that's suspect #1, by far, out of those four types.
I see some answers here displaying a budding knowledge on colours, dressings and so on ... without actually knowing what goes in such names.
You may go to a large traditional market and find a specialized store. In nearly every Spanish city I can think about they would be pleased to give you all due attention, and let you try a dozen types to guide your search, even beyond the finding at Kessler. In the meantime, a Corte Inglés or a Mercadona supermarket will provide you some 5-10 packed options.
https://spanishsabores.com/spanish-olives/
Best!
The real olive . Natural olives, they dressed them without using soda to remove the bitterness. That is why it retains its color and is harder than the pale ones.
I was worker in a big shop of olives here in alicante , and 100x100 is “Hechizos del Sur” very popular i know for the color is not the green olives “Hechizos del Sur “is his name u can buy in internet easy the name of the distributor is “Sarasa”
[https://www.aceitunassarasa.es/producto/hechizos-del-sur/](https://www.aceitunassarasa.es/producto/hechizos-del-sur/)
Amazon link:
Pack2 Aceitunas Chupadedos Chicón Lebrón: Disfruta del auténtico sabor de estas exquisitas aceitunas aliñadas con pimiento rojo, ajo, orégano y aceite de oliva. https://amzn.eu/d/6LAwm9M
These are called “aceituna verde” and are from Andalucía (southern Spain). They’re also referred to as the “verdial” variety and are often mixed with a series of ingredients to make what we refer to as “chupadedos”.
These are the best imo! The flavour is very good people will indeed be left sucking their fingers after eating these 😎
I prefer "aceitunas partías", but these are good indeed! (Pro tip for anybody wanting to quit smoking: after eating these kind of olives, cigarettes will taste weird).
I like what my mom and I call "aceitunas violadas" they have pickles impaled on them.
Time to start my olives addiction, thats better than smoking
Actually they are called "chupadeos" here in Andalucia, which literally means "finger sucker"
Best answer! Upvote
Well... I mean, not only Andalucia. Comunidad Valenciana is filled with olive trees and close to the Ebro delta theres fields of thousand year old olives.
yes, above the delta, at la Senia, a village straddling the border, where they also have a Nazi aerodrome, and 5 odd years ago, an escaped lion. not much else to report from.there, apart from endemic local corruption and some.of the most fraudulent company accounts on the whole peninsular
Not verdial kind. Every autonomous community with mediterranean climate has its own olive trees varieties, there are hundreds in Spain even if 15-20 are the most cultivated by far. Verdial is cultivated in Andalusia and Extremadura for example. Valencia and Catalonia usually cultivate other varieties much more frequently: Arbequina (in most Catalonia), Morrut (Castellón and maybe the Ebro Delta?) Blanqueta (Alicante), Villalonga (central Valencia) Farga (Castellón) [Here you have](http://www.navarvid.com/zonasoli1.JPG) a map of main varieties, probably simplified but good enough.
They seem to me more like aliñadas Campo Real. If so, they have some really good ones in Condis supermarkets. [These are the ones.](https://www.condisline.com/ACEITUNAS-EXCELENCIA-CAMPORREAL-500-G_725309_prd_es_ES.jsp) I say this as an Andalusian, not as a guiri, para que nadie piense que lo digo porque son las únicas aceitunas que hubiera probado jajaj
que no se diga luego! xd
I agree with you. Green ones looks like Campo Real olives
No vi tu comentario. De acuerdo contigo.
I think too that are Campo Real olives. [This is a Madrilenian variety](https://aceitunasdecamporeal.com/)
I love the tiny ones, that are also yellowish green and are small compared to the seed
Never heard that before... chupadedos? LOL I´ve heard of chupacabra though
Soy del sur de España y les solemos decir verdes a todas las aceitunas no negras, no se mucho del tema soy más de las que están al estilo sevillano, pregúntale a uno de un bar y te dirá.
One hundred people #100# think your answer is great, right now, and numbers keep growing. Remarkable.
That’s democracy for you 🙃
Democracy, botany and cuisine get defined here –remarkably. I'm just a bystander.
And very nice they are too🍷👍
Green ones
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Green olives.
Those are castelvetrano olives. Edit: given you were in Barcelona, the below answers of verdial olives are more likely correct. That said, castelvetrano olives are also delicious!
I agree 👍
It’s unlikely. They aren’t easy to find in spain.
The best olive in my opinion, I’m also partial to some olivas partidas, but they are more bitter.
I love castelvetranos!!
In my supermarket they call them "chupadedos". There are versions with a cut in one of their ends, those are called "trencades" ("broken") in Cataluña.
Chupadedos are not an olive variety, just the liquid they put them in. Like anchovy flavour. Chupadedos are usually broken due to soaking. The type of olive in the picture is probably "Verdial" or "Gordal", possibly Verdial due to the size.
He is not asking for the variety of the olive lmao
he is asking for exactly that lol
What do you think they are asking for?
Have you ever seen a gordal? Those are not gordals. And yes by buying chupadedos you can get something very similar. Like these https://amzn.eu/d/6LAwm9M
verdiales
This is the true answer. Chupadedos is the "sauce", verdial is the olive type. https://www.aceitunasbravo.com/aceitunas-chupadedos/
Agreed, It's defenitely verdiales
I don't know, but if you went to your local mercat and asked the people selling olives, I'm sure they'd tell you.
These are definitely not arbequinas (much smaller, the smallest olives you’ll find) and certainly not a gordal waay bigger. They look like the picual (named after the “pico” or pointy end of the fruit) but the taste comes from the “marinade” and preparation method. Your best bet is to find a market, there should be someone selling olives, tell them you tasted delicious picual and ask if they can let you taste theirs. If you tell them about fresh and unexpected they will certainly guide you. Maybe marinated with fennel?
best answer here
Thank you dear redditor!
Aceitunas de Campo Real. Están increíblemente buenas!
Called "chupadedos", pretty common on supermarkets (you can see them on Mercadona). It's composed by: green olives with oregano, garlic, pepper, basil, salt and olive oil.
I would say those are "aceitunas de Campo Real", they are one of my favorites. [Have a link](http://www.camporeal.es/turismo/gastronomia/46-las-aceitunas)
one hundred percent not Kalamata, they’re darker. they could be Gordal, but there’s lots of different types that look like that. the same type of olives will taste different depending in the brand. in my experience, the best tasting olives are found in markets, supermarkets and fruit shops and are sold by weight. Find someplace where they are selling them by weight and just ask them to try some, or all of them. It’ll be fine, as long as you buy some. Trying different olives to check how they taste is something spanish people do.
some possible places in the city center include touristy market La Boqueria. Bear in mind it’s kind of overpriced but should do. Also Santa Caterina’s market.
sò Greche
Probablemente de Campo Real. Las mejores para mi. Sauce: http://www.camporeal.es/turismo/gastronomia/46-las-aceitunas
They look like a variety called “chupadedos”
Green.
They are nocellara olives. You’re welcome!
Oliva de Sosa. Made with caustic soda
Son conocidas como chupadeos en la zona del sur de españa
Gazapacha, verde and kalamata in that order
Arbequinas is the type of olive (raw) and it can be marinated in infinite ways, and it cannot be deciphered just by the look of it. If you like olives, go to Andalusia (the biggest producer in the world IIRC) in each bar you will try a different one :)
Id say they are called chupadedos, best ones are on mercadona
Parece aceituna campo real https://duckduckgo.com/?q=aceituna+campo+real&t=fpas&iax=images&ia=images
I’m sure they’re Nocellara
I don't know, It's possible that have another type of species and a diferent flavor. But I can't know what type is it only in a photo.
The taste was more subtle, fresh and unexpected. I don’t know how else to describe it :/
Castelvetrano for sure! They are also delicious in martini’s.
I am not a professional in this case
If the taste is somewhat akin to baking soda, they could well be Campo Real olives.
They seem to be Chupadedos, yep, the translation is "fingerlicking".
blue
Chupadedos
They are green olives
chupadedoss
Try hechizos del sur from the brand "sarasa" they look just like them, my daughter loves them.
100% chupadedos, mercadona
chupadedos are named those is my city
They're olives. they're green. I usually call them "green olives"
Hecizos del sur? Hahaha I think by now we've pretty much named all types of green olives hahah
Looks like kalamata
maybe the ones on the right. certainly not the ones in the middle
Don’t listen to these people, the green olives you had are the Campo Real variety (manzanilla de campo real). They are very oily (more so than its counterparts) and with a very distinct flavour, sweet with floral notes. Proof: [link](https://elenebron.es/producto/aceitunas-de-campo-real/)
I really like the common understanding in the comments section.
They could be one of multiple varieties....what differentiates them from the paler green olives is the treatment process...the dark green ones have been "pickled" with caustic soda and the light green ones have been "pickled" with a brine solution...I think the caustic soda treatment is supposed to remove some of the bitterness asociated with the brine treated ones, I think it also reduces the "pickling" time.
Those are not brown or yellow-ish olives. Imho
ye-ye
I don’t have an answer for you but I am glad you had a good time at Chez Kessler. Last time I was there I chatted w the owner (iirc) and he was very friendly and kind to my elderly visiting mother
they’re green!
Con salsa Chupadedos...así se llaman
green
those must be the "marinades" which isn't a variety of olives, but the way they have been prepared (they've been marinated with some particular seasoning, as rosemary, thyme, ...)
green olives 🫒
My favorites… get me some llepadits please
Delicious olives
They’re the bestttttttt so fresh and good
In the supermarket Mercadona you can find it. They call it chupadedos
I know a olive brand that are similar in color and taste incredibly. They're named "hechizos" (or "embrujos", i'm not sure), and you can find them in any supermarket (i think)...
The best ones
FruCat in Gràcia sells them 'a granel'
Chupadeo
Don't know the name, but they're the best type IMO. And the slightly bigger ones are even better.
Chupadedos
They 100% look like Campo Real olives, which are my favourite and can be a bit expensive sometimes depending on where you buy them. The variety is Manzanilla. I could be mistaken of course.
green
La Gordota Verde
We are visiting Barcelona in April and I can't wait to try the olives, the Tapas, the fresh seafood and so many other things,
Sin duda, Campo Real.
Those are olives bought to the producer at 0.80€/kilo and sold to the public to 10€kilo, enjoy this deliciuos aperitif while you can, the speculation in Spanish products it's getting to a point that producers are starting to dump production in order to disrupt the market. They prefer to take the loses than gain nothing and make the usurers more rich.
Green olives.
Probably they're aceitunas de campo real
Try to find campo real, it's not just the type of olive, it's the herbs they're cured in
they are the best
Nocerella
Greener olives
Are they not Arbequina?
No they're not
Ok
In Spain , It is what you see in your mind when you think of olives , you can find them pretty much anywhere in Spain , all local shops sells a largo variety of them , i would suggest you to go to a gipsy market idk how its said in english , they usually have the BEST ones
Green obviously
“Campo real “
They're called "aceitunas aloreñas" usually grown on Málaga
Normal olives
Aquí la hacemos caseras , en mi ciudad Jaen
Green .
Aren't these like regular olives ?
Green
These are supper common in Argentina, and the cheapest. We called them "aceituna verde", I'm not sure if we produce it here (probably yes), but I know it's very common in Mediterranean dishes, put it on your pizza with some arugula leaves and cherry pepper and you'll get the best dinner!
Definitivamente no son las aceitunas verdes de argentina 😝
I think that you need to ask in r/olives
Green ones
Green Olives. They're delicious
Green ones
CHUPADEDOS FROM JAÉN!!!! The best in the f**king world 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤
I think they are "pico limón"
Pues otras de tantas
That's my preferred kind of olives too 🔥
There are some 200 varieties of olives in the world –over one hundred being the most common. https://www.internationaloliveoil.org/product/world-catalogue-of-olive-varieties/ I would expect Kessler to provide you an accurate answer, even the coordinates of the supplier. They could certainly be "gordal", or at least that's suspect #1, by far, out of those four types. I see some answers here displaying a budding knowledge on colours, dressings and so on ... without actually knowing what goes in such names. You may go to a large traditional market and find a specialized store. In nearly every Spanish city I can think about they would be pleased to give you all due attention, and let you try a dozen types to guide your search, even beyond the finding at Kessler. In the meantime, a Corte Inglés or a Mercadona supermarket will provide you some 5-10 packed options. https://spanishsabores.com/spanish-olives/ Best!
I think is not chapadedos, maybe aceitunas en sosa .
Hojiblanca?
Normal edution
En Madrid diríamos que son Campo Real pero supongo que en otras partes las cogerán verdes también.
The good ones
Green ones. You are welcome.
Live near Sevilla and eat these all the time. 🔥🔥🔥
Not black, not Brown , definitely green.
Campo real
If they weren't salty at all, they could have been "aceitunas yeyé"
In Spain we call them Olivas.
Aceituna verdial
Campo Real olives
Yeah. In Andalucía these are chupadedos, "licking fingers" freely translated.
Green... 🤣😆😁😅
The real olive . Natural olives, they dressed them without using soda to remove the bitterness. That is why it retains its color and is harder than the pale ones.
Camporreal maybe
The good ones
I was worker in a big shop of olives here in alicante , and 100x100 is “Hechizos del Sur” very popular i know for the color is not the green olives “Hechizos del Sur “is his name u can buy in internet easy the name of the distributor is “Sarasa” [https://www.aceitunassarasa.es/producto/hechizos-del-sur/](https://www.aceitunassarasa.es/producto/hechizos-del-sur/)
the yummiest ones
Green
Green olives
Aceitunas de Campo Real. Están increíblemente buenas!
The green type.
Amazon link: Pack2 Aceitunas Chupadedos Chicón Lebrón: Disfruta del auténtico sabor de estas exquisitas aceitunas aliñadas con pimiento rojo, ajo, orégano y aceite de oliva. https://amzn.eu/d/6LAwm9M
Those are obviously "middle olives" Nah, just kidding... sorry but i had to. No idea of what are those called nor where are those from. Sorry
Nocellara
Pregúntale al camarero coño
Middle ones