Roland Foods Whole Sicilian Castelvetrano Olives, Specialty Imported Food, 3 Pound 4.9 Ounce Can, Pack of 1

I absolutely love Castelvetrano olives, but a small jar of them is rather expensive for the amount that you get versus the brine. So I went shopping on trusty Amazon and looked at all of the items and compared prices, sizes, stars and reviews. After quite a bit of research, I decided to purchase this Roland brand of olives and I couldn’t be happier! The olives are briny, but not too salty. They taste fresh and solid, and they are of a wonderful size. As you can see, I got exactly three quarts of olives, they are packed to the top, with only a bit of brine in between the olives. The third quart didn’t even have enough bring to fill to the top, but that’s ok as we will go through those in a hurry, anyway. The olives do have pits, but I love my olives to have them as I believe they keep the olive more solid and they don’t get mushy that way. The olives are solid, fresh and buttery, and I’m quite happy with the taste. Bang for your buck, these are excellent olives for a very decent price. The other two quarts will be put in the fridge to preserve their shelf life, but I am quite sure they will not last a month. Run, don’t walk to get these delicious olives!!

Not as tasty as the ones in glass jars.

So I've never really been a big fan of olives. Didn't hate them, but didn't love them either. I was recommended to try Castelvetrano olives as they were touted as top tier olives and I figured what the heck. Let me tell you, these things are mind blowing.. The flavor starts out as most olive do.. salty, a bit sour, typical olive flavor.. however, right before it gets to be too much of that olive flavor that Ive personally never been a big fan of, you get this buttery, creamy flavor, with just a touch of sweetness that is heavenly. The texture is meaty, and juicy.. It gives me almost a mozzarella cheese vibe. The pits have a way of enhancing all of this too and without them I feel the olive would be too mushy and salty and would ruin the experience.This brand is particularly well made as well. I want to try all brands to see if I can find even better ones but you definitely wouldnt go wrong with these. I could finish a can of these almost weekly if I didn't stop myself. I am obsessed!

Meant to order the ones without pits, however

Nice quality and great taste.

Update 1/2025 removed two stars… I have bought these a number of times with success but the can that arrived in Dec is not great. Smells like Blue Cheese when I opened it. I may try to get a refund since they seem spoiled. Will see how that goes.Original review: These are the perfect Castelvetrano olives anywhere. I bought a different brand from a warehouse store and fell in love but they sold out. I bought a larger can here on Amazon from another brand and that one’s price doubled. I tried a bag here on Amazon and they were rotten. The. I found these. They are AMAZING. I eat a dozen or more every day. Perfect.Only complaint is no subscribe and save, no plastic lid, and Amazon just tosses the can in a box with no padding so the can is ALWAYS dented.

I have HATED green olives for YEARS!!! My mother used to eat the green with the pimento (I think) in the inside and eeewww. I however was a huge fan of black olives like eating a can a day for over 10 years. I recently did a food sensitivity test and it came back that black olives weren't great for my body, but green ones were so I did some research and found that these may be a good replacement. I'm so glad I gave them a try. My new fave snack!

I was worried these wouldn’t taste as good as the mezzetta brand castelvetrano olives or would be too soft/mushy, but they are great! Next time I have a party, I would order them again. Plenty for the party and the remainder lasted weeks in the fridge for our enjoyment too.I liked the plastic lid idea but I was worried the metal edge was too sharp after opening so I transferred the olives to my own containers.