Although virtually all of my French cookbooks say that tapenade is made with black olives (and they don’t specify the type), I have tasted delicious green olive tapenades in markets all over ...

Olives, which are notably small stone fruits like cherries, typically come in two colors: black and green. Here's what to know about their differences.

Why green olives come in jars, but black ones come in cans A tale of economics, dinner parties and death.

Q: Why do green olives come in bottles but black olives come only in cans? A: Although “only in cans” is an overgeneralization, it is, for the most part, accurate; but only because green ...

Known for being stuffed inside green olives or crafted into a cheese spread, pimentos are sweet peppers that are chock full of vitamins and plenty of potential.

So green olives do not have to be put in a can and cooked. Besides, the high temperature used for cooking black olives would break glass jars.

Fill screw top jars with olives, pour over cold brine solution. Then carefully pour a film of oil over surface (because, since they have not been heat treated a film sometimes forms on the surface).

The supermarket giant has recalled its own brand jars of green pitted olives (350g) as a precautionary measure after glass was found in a 'small number of jars'.

So green olives do not have to be put in a can and cooked. Besides, the high temperature used for cooking black olives would break glass jars.