# What is Olyphant Eating in this Video? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 16, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-olyphant-eating-in-this-video/923065 "2020-10-16T01:03:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-olyphant-eating-in-this-video/923065/1 "2020-10-16T01:03:50Z")
It looks like some sort of lightly brined olive, but he specifically said it’s not an olive. What is it? [Video of Timothy Olyphant talking to Seth Myers, while eating a whats-it.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzJK8sQgtco) ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-olyphant-eating-in-this-video/923065/2 "2020-10-16T03:18:05Z")
Well he might’ve said that but that sure as hell looks like an olive to me, and the way he held his mouth eating it says it was something savory/sour so what else is it likely to be anyway? I think he’s just fuckin’ with everyone. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-olyphant-eating-in-this-video/923065/3 "2020-10-16T07:26:30Z")
Caper berry? ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-olyphant-eating-in-this-video/923065/4 "2020-10-16T09:33:35Z")
Ginkgo bean? ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-olyphant-eating-in-this-video/923065/5 "2020-10-16T17:45:22Z")
Ginkgos got beans? I thought they were too primitive a tree to make fruit–they have great leaves though. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-olyphant-eating-in-this-video/923065/6 "2020-10-16T21:16:42Z")
Looks like a Thompson seedless green grape to me. Right color, shape and size. It’s a little weird to eat them with a toothpick though. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-olyphant-eating-in-this-video/923065/7 "2020-10-17T03:06:01Z")
Maybe a frozen grape? The toothpick might make a little more sense if it’s frozen with the toothpick already in place. ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2020, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-olyphant-eating-in-this-video/923065/8 "2020-10-17T04:02:38Z")
But it would be extremely weird for him to say “they’re not olives, but they’re so delicious…” if they were grapes. It also looks like he handles it like he pulled it out of a jar of liquid. Like he’s getting the potential drops to fall off. It is something olive-like, or he’s mistaken about it not being an olive. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-olyphant-eating-in-this-video/923065/9 "2020-10-17T04:11:10Z")
Maybe they’re pickled grapes. > **[Make Quick Pickled Grapes and Put Them In Everything](https://www.myrecipes.com/extracrispy/quick-pickled-grapes)** > > Except your nostrils—don't do that > **[Pickled Red Grapes Recipe](https://www.seriouseats.com/pickled-red-grapes)** > > These pickled grapes are good with cheese, pate or scattered on top of a green salad.... ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2020, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-olyphant-eating-in-this-video/923065/10 "2020-10-17T04:30:08Z")
Those sound good! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2020, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-olyphant-eating-in-this-video/923065/11 "2020-10-17T04:41:12Z")
Makes sense. Sure looks like a grape. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-olyphant-eating-in-this-video/923065/12 "2020-10-18T00:00:11Z")
I watched this on the television and thought it might be a pickled tomatillo, but seeing it on YouTube, the thing does look more like a grape (whether pickled or not). > **[What is a Tomatillo?](https://www.mexicanplease.com/what-is-a-tomatillo/)** > > Tomatillos are one of the most important ingredients in Mexican cooking. Here's everything you need to know about these beauties! ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-olyphant-eating-in-this-video/923065/13 "2020-10-18T00:17:12Z")
He has a FB page, maybe someone with an account could friend him and ask him there? ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-olyphant-eating-in-this-video/923065/14 "2020-10-19T21:44:41Z")
I loaded the question. But he hasn’t updated the account but once since 2016. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-olyphant-eating-in-this-video/923065/15 "2020-10-22T22:21:57Z")
[nocellara olives](https://www.belazu.com/shop/nocellara) I’d guess, they get big and bright green ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-olyphant-eating-in-this-video/923065/16 "2020-10-23T00:30:10Z")
> [@eschrodinger](#): > > But it would be extremely weird for him to say “they’re not olives, but they’re so delicious…” if they were grapes. It also looks like he handles it like he pulled it out of a jar of liquid. Like he’s getting the potential drops to fall off. > > It is something olive-like, or he’s mistaken about it not being an olive. He pulled it out of a short-ish glass that had _another_ mystery garnish and a cocktail. ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-olyphant-eating-in-this-video/923065/17 "2020-10-23T01:34:27Z")
Ah, I didn’t see that it came from his cocktail.