Throumba Thassou Θρούμπα Θάσου
Naturally debittered, wrinkled black olives from Thassos cured gently in dry salt for a rich, mellow flavour.
- Type
- table olives
- Designation
- PDO
- Made from
- Throumba variety, dry-salted
- Where
- Macedonia
- Season
- all-year
- Price
- €€
Taste and texture
Mellow and savoury with a concentrated, slightly sweet olive flavour and low bitterness. The flesh is wrinkled, tender, and pleasantly yielding.
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How to buy
Buy vacuum-packed or in jars where the olives appear wrinkled but not excessively dry or hardened.
Look for the PDO symbol, the specific Thassos designation, and the producer details on the packet.
The rules in short
Produced on the island of Thassos from naturally ripe Throumbolia olives that lose their bitterness on the tree. The fruit is subsequently cured with dry sea salt.
Serving ideas
- Served alongside mild sheep's milk cheese
- Pitted and tossed through warm boiled greens
- Eaten with crusty sourdough bread and sliced tomatoes
Substitutes
Black oil-cured olives, Kalamata olives.
Cooked in
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