Olives & Tapenades
Table Olives
Naturally fermented, our table olives are special to us, hand picked and immediately settled in brine so that they retain a crisp freshness you will enjoy.
The olives are stored in drums to debitter, a process that takes time. This old method has been practiced in various forms around the Mediterranean for centuries. How long depends on olive variety, colour and the weather conditions before picking. It can take from several months to two years.
So, what you enjoy is the seasonal variation nature provides plus our patience in getting them ‘just right’.
The final stage of preparing our table olives is to put them into pasteurised containers, allowing for the olives to be produced plain or with dried garlic and herbs. The herbs are per-dried for safety reasons.
The plain products are gluten free. Fresh herbs can be added to these for immediate use.
READ about the awards our Table Olives have won HERE.
Olive Tapenade AKA Paste or Pesto
Our pure olive paste is gluten free but packed with flavour!
Whist the word tapenade originally referred to olive paste with capers and anchovies, it has now come to refer to olive pastes in general. Wymah Tapenades are suitable for children as well as adults.
Tapenades are great with capers or chopped sundried tomatoes. They can be used as a dip, on toast as a snack, stirred into pasta or rice after cooking. Get creative or use as it is - a spoonful next to a good piece of meat makes a simple meal gourmet!
Place on the top of a home made pizza just out of the oven, providing an olive flavour without damaging the subtle taste of the olive.
Or get creative with bruschetta!