Roland Foods Picholine Green Olives, Whole Olives with Pits, Specialty Imported Food, 88-Ounce Tub

These are delicious. Every one I've eaten so far has been firm and tasty, and I've had to look hard to find any that even have blemishes on them. I do find the brine taste a little strong for my liking, but a quick rinse in fresh water tones down the saltiness just enough. I also tried rinsing some and tossing them with olive oil and some herbs. I think I'm going to experiment with some different herbs to see what I like best because the oil and herbs definitely add to the enjoyment of these olives.Note that they come in a plastic tub, not in the metal can that is pictured in on Amazon. It is still the same quantity, just easier to open and close.

The olives arrived in a thin plastic tub not in a metal container pictured on amazon.Even with a one day shipping the tub had a crack on the buttom and is was wet inside the package.I did't bother to call amazon, because it was the second time,I had a problem with the olives.They were salty, and I had to rinse them several times. After that they were okay but not perfect.I won't buy them again.I used to buy the 6.1 metal can picholine olives from Roland and they were perfect. For some reason they are not available any more.

These are not the Picholine that you get at Whole Foods or any larger chain Organic Store. These are the normal brine olives, salty and the old barrel taste. You might think that they are good if you never tried them at these markets it has the normal olive taste! But if you have tried them from the market you will be disappointed like I wasPicholines should be a very vibrant green (or a very bright green) these are yellow green. But again they taste like olives, brine and old barrel taste, if you like that you will be happy with them.

These olives are great. I have to get them here on amazon because this type of olive in this quality is hard to find in my area.Others have commented about this so I have to say that my shipment arrived with no damage and fully sealed. Yes it was in a plastic bucket like container. It had a lot of padding. It was fully sealed and there is no sign that it leaked at all. Someone worked hard to wrap this item and ship it. Although it did take a few minutes to unwrap it.I hesitated to order because others have complained about the shipping. This was not a problem for me and I thought that the package was wrapped very well.

My order was back-ordered for a couple of weeks, but arrived very well packaged. The olives were crispy and I only found 3 small ones at the bottom that weren't edible. They tasted great but for the salt. I'm not the least bit afraid of salt but this was too much. The saltiness definitely limits the amount you can enjoy at one time. Other than that they were almost perfect. I love the idea of bulk whole olives but I won't try these again.

I found these olives to be wonderful in taste and size. They fall away from the pit , making them a delight to eat. The flavor is great! Only complaint, about 10% or so of the olives were soft, seemed and tasted like they had gone bad. No shelf life is written on the or expiration date or otherwise. I would like to see that on the packaging. I love the pail. makes it so easy in so many ways!

It is not a good sign when you open your door and smell olive juice from a wet package three feet away. The bucket was broken and ALL of the olive juice was drained away. The plastic bucket was sealed with foil and a plastic lid. Then the bucket was wrapped in 2 layers of very heavy plastic. The bucket was broken, the lid was popped off, the foil was torn and the plastic bags were torn open. The box was at least twice as wide and high than the bucket, but there was no padding like air bags - just 2 mats to absorb the liquid, which had soaked the mats and leaked through the box.Picholine are my favorite olive. These are on the salty side. I do not particularily like them. I have transfered the olives to glass jars, made a brine and put them in the refrigerator. Time will tell if they can even be used in cooking.

Came intact. No damage, no leaks.Not as crisp as the ones I had five years ago. These are rather mushy.