Olive Taggiasche in Salamoia con Erbe
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Origin
Liguria — Imperia province, Taggia
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Description
Liguria's defining olive — the tiny Taggiasca (named for Taggia in the Imperia province) is the only olive variety approved for Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOP olive oil and table olive production. Cured in brine with rosemary, thyme, bay, and garlic, they develop a sweet, buttery, low-bitter character unlike any other Italian olive variety. The curing process is extended (minimum 6 months) to moderate their natural tannins. Used in everything from pissaladière to rabbit stew, they define Ligurian cooking more than any other single ingredient.
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The Thread
—The Taggiasca and Cailletier are sister varieties from the same terroir — Liguria and Provence share the same small, sweet, buttery olive growing across the border Provençal
—Long brine-curing process to moderate bitterness and develop flavour complexity — both traditions use extended brining as the technique for transforming astringent raw olives into balanced table olives Greek
—Olives cured in a herb-and-spice brine — the Mediterranean tradition of using local aromatic herbs in the olive curing brine to create terroir-specific flavour profiles Moroccan
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Flavour Context
Buttery, sweet-mild, barely bitter with rosemary-thyme herbal note — the most elegant Italian table olive, defining the character of Ligurian cooking
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