Black Galega Olive of Natural Cure

Packing: glass bottles: net weight 450g, drained weight 260g

The galega olive exists in abundance in every municipalities of the Nordeste Alentejano, mainly in Marvão, Castelo de Vide and Portalegre, where it’s acquired.

This olive, or rather its name, is in the process of recognition as Denominação de Origem Protegida (Denomination of Protected Origin), having the Caderno de Especificação e Regras de Produção do Produto Azeitona de Mesa do Norte Alentejano (a notebook where are specified the production rules of the product Olive from Nordeste Alentejano), been delivered by APAFNA, SA (Group of Agricultural and Forest Producers from Nordeste Alentejano) in the IDRHA (Rural Development and Hydraulic Institut), for the respective analysis.

The Galega Olive is characterized its small size (medium calibre from 450 to 500 fruits per kg) with an excellent taste when processed into oil and suitable to be taken when presented as black to be used in conserves, being one of the varieties whose flavour is most appreciated.

It is harvested by farmers only when it reaches its full maturity or just before, this occurs throughout the month of November.

Immediately after harvesting, the fruit is delivered to Nunes Sequeira, SA for processing. The process used by this company is the natural cure - traditional process used by our ancestors from hundreds of years.

Upon receipt at the factory, the olive is placed in water and remains so for some time in order to lose the "bitterness".

Then go on its selection, to ensure that only the healthy and totally black coloured fruits will be used to mark Maruán Conserves.

Finally takes place the natural fermentation process and subsequent conservation, made only with the addition of brine and permanent recycling (analysis, stir the brine and put new).

About 4 months later, the olive is finally under ideal conditions to be consumed, and only then it’s made its packaging, so that it can be consumed as one of the varieties most appreciated both nationally and globally.

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