Fresh olives are very firm and have an intensely bitter flavor that is not palatable. That's why olives must be cured before they can be enjoyed. Curing olives is an ancient tradition that dates to ...

I popped in to see James and Ann at Brodie Estate because I needed to secure Ann’s recipe for curing olives. I’ve always wanted to give it a go and hers were particularly delicious.

But olives are inedible straight off the tree. But curing olives does not have to be that difficult, and Playing With Food learned how.