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Thorumba olives are some of the best for salads!

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seleanor

seleanor

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I love soft olives and thorumba are some of the best! They're grown and produced on the island of Thassos in the northern Aegean Sea. I love to use them in salads! What do you do with them?

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seleanor said:
I love soft olives and thorumba are some of the best! They're grown and produced on the island of Thassos in the northern Aegean Sea. I love to use them in salads! What do you do with them?

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I love these olives when I get tired of the classic kalamata olives
 
Besides salads, I like making pasta dishes with them because I love the texture!
 
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