olives

Factual Questions
1

can anyone tell me why green olives are sold in glass jars and black olives are sold in cans?

2

Here is what my mom says…the liquid that black olives are packed in is icky and black and wouldn’t look very good in a glass jar.

I’d also add that green olives are seen as upscale food and therefor packed in a high class glass jar, whereas us workaday folks eat black olives from the can.

3

Makes sense to me, Seven. I mean after all, it sort of ruins the whole martini to finish it off with pizza toppings rather than a fine fruit which likely comes in 17,000 species and another 15,422,000 varieties and a rich, complex taste…

4

For what it’s worth, almost all black olives in the world are sold in the U.S.

5

I’ve found black olives in jars here in the UK. However, even sven is right, the liquid doesn’t look very appealing – the only good thing is that the container is resealable.

6

AWB responded to the same question in this thread with: