Pitted Taggiasca olives

Olio Roi – Taggiasca Olives in Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Olio Roi pitted Taggiasca olives are small, hand-picked olives from Liguria. The 180g jar contains pitted olives of varying colors, from gray-beige to dark brown, with a mild, nutty flavor. After harvesting, the Taggiasca olives are stored for six months in brine in Barolo barrels to lose their bitterness. The old red wine barrels also give the almond-shaped olives a certain sweetness. Only then are they pitted and preserved in the finest Olio Roi olive oil. Therefore, it would be a shame not to dip bread in the oil drained from the olives or drizzle it over pan-fried dishes.

Taggiasca olives are wonderful as an aperitif olive, classic antipasto, or as an accompaniment to salads or sheep's cheese.

Olio Roi – 5 Generations of Olive Oil

The history of the Roi family began in 1900, when Giuseppe, the great-grandfather "Pepin u Roi," built the first olive oil mill from wood and stones in our valley. It was the beginning of a long journey that continues to this day, with Paolo, who now dedicates all his time and passion to the family's olive oil mill together with his father.

More than 100 years have passed since Giuseppe, yet the Taggiasca olive, its extra virgin olive oil, and the other culinary delicacies produced from it, such as pesto or table olives, still receive their full attention. The Taggiasca olive grows in the Valle Argentina on historic stone terraces, a cultural landscape that must be preserved. The current olive oil mill is state-of-the-art. This allows the Roi family to adapt the pressing and extraction of the oil to the ripeness of the Taggiasca olives, in order to preserve the delicate, slightly sweet aromas of this small, almond-shaped olive variety and to maintain the highest quality of the extra virgin olive oil.

Drained weight 180g