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Are olives eaten raw, like fruit?

April 26, 2017eaten fruit Olives raw

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Are olives eaten raw, like fruit?

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No. Olives fresh off the tree are too bitter and too tough to eat. From the groves, the harvested olives are put into fiberglass vats containing a soda solution for six to eight hours. This generates heat and “cooks” the olives, removing the characteristic bitterness and softening the flesh.