Throumba Ampadias Rethymnis Θρούμπα Αμπαδιάς Ρεθύμνου
Traditional Cretan wrinkled table olives with low bitterness and a deeply savoury, sun-ripened character.
- Type
- table olives
- Designation
- PDO
- Made from
- Throumbolia variety
- Where
- Crete
- Season
- all-year
- Price
- €€
Taste and texture
Rich, savoury, and gently sweet with earthy depth and minimal bitterness. The texture is soft, wrinkled, and moist.
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How to buy
Seek out specialist Cretan grocers offering vacuum-sealed packs with plump, glistening skins.
Check for the PDO seal alongside the Cretan geographic denomination of Rethymno.
The rules in short
Harvested fully ripe in the Amparia valley of Rethymno, Crete, using the Throumbolia variety. The olives lose bitterness naturally on the branch before dry salting.
Serving ideas
- Plated with barley rusks and fresh mizithra
- Mixed into simple rustic bean salads
- Nibbled as a table meze with tsikoudia
Substitutes
Throumba Thassou, Dry-cured black olives.
Cooked in
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