to wonder who on earth buys olives with the stones in and why?

[Fairylea]

I was pondering this in the supermarket earlier today.

I know black olives aren't everyone's cup of tea, fair enough but for those of you who do enjoy them as I do I can't understand the point of selling them with the stones intact when you can buy them pitted already for no difference in price.

So what do people do with the stones? Why do people buy them whole like that? I've had both types and can't taste any difference either.

My life is not complete unless I know the answer to this aibu.

I do, when I can find them, they taste entirely different from pitted olives. They hold the oil in better for a start.

I think they taste nicer too grockle...

So I can use my dish

I also prefer the taste.

Tastes a lit better as whole fruit pit and all. And much more fun!

Definitely taste better. Pitted ones tend to be milder tasting.

Try some nice kalamata olives!

*lot. A lot. Autocorrect.

DH & I went to a very drunken pre-Christmas drinks & nibbles party some years ago at a neighbour's house.

The host was fairly pissed & was handing round a bowl of spat-out pre-chewed olive stones

Some people were taking them & eating them

His wife was furious & really embarrassed

We didn't eat any - not pissed enough to be completely oblivious!

They're more fleshy, or something.

Don't you eat cherries? They come with stones in them ......

Ha. WitchWay, that is pretty grim!

Much more fun? How much fun can an olive be?

I do, the flavour is better if they aren't stoned.

I swallow my cherry stones, but not my olive stones. Haven't really thought about why before? Possibly the shape...? (I generally swallow all pips and pits of cherry/watermelon size and smaller anyway).

@ how much fun can an olive be.... and the dinner party!!

Hmm maybe my taste buds have much to be desired then. I might have to try them again... just seems a lot of hassle. I want to pop them in my mouth and chew, not faff about.

I will get some tomorrow and do another taste test!

I buy stoned for cooking but whole for eating (unless they're stuffed with something interesting)

I like black for cooking but green for eating!

Sonja - you should always play with your food before you swallow. Your teeth and tongue deserve it.

My mum says the stones are good for your bowels, but she is obsessed with people's bowels and is probably just making that up!

Trills that dish is fab

Olives with stones in taste better. The only acceptable alternative to the stone is a piece of garlic stuffed in. Pimento olives, fuck off.

I like pimento olives but agree garlic ones are superior

I do.
It's easier to keep count just how many I've had.

Usually buy stoned over pitted. They do taste different plus I always imagined pitted would be more expensive or more processed in some way.

Also, they're fun to eat.

They are nice and you can such on the stone for hours