I went from hating olives to loving them

I hated olives my whole life

Whenever my mother would eat them, I'd look at her disgusted how she could eat such a thing. I didn't like the looks nor the smell of them but I admit that it took a long time for me to actually try a bite. When I did, I was even more disgusted, haha. Now it's possible that I was trying the not-so-great olives and that I could have been more successful trying them if I tasted another type of olive.

My boyfriend loves them

When we first arrived in Spain to live here for 14 months, he was always happy when a plate with olives was served as a tapa. I was always disappointed because it meant that this tapa was for him only. I started to prefer the places where we could choose our tapas over those that serve them because most of the time these were either olives or sardines. I disliked both of these options. You can safely say that I was appalled by both of these tapas lol.

I was determined to try them again

When we planned the move to Spain last year, I decided to be more open to new foods as well as food that I always disliked because I know there are different types of preparation as well as different types of serving things, making it more appealing when you try eating things with something else combined. Therefore, the first moment we were served olives in Spain, I tried eating them. I didn't like it still, my boyfriend told me these weren't the olives he preferred either. This actually made me confident to try it again the next time and so I did.

Long story short, when we were served the right ones, I said 'Damn, these are tasty' and this was a moment my boyfriend would have loved capturing as I was so appalled by these things before, it was a bit weird to hear me say that I really liked them. Since that moment, I've always tried them when they were served for free, and not long after, I started ordering them as a tapa as well.

So many options

I know now that there is a huge difference in all the olives that you can buy. Many are stuffed but I don't feel like trying yet. A lot of them are bright green while others are darker green. We thought that we discovered that those we love are with "manzanilla" which is chamomile but when we bought them these were not the same either but came close. I bought another type, these were even more different and not alike at all, so it definitely depends on which brand you buy, that's for sure.

Promotions

While Carrefour had the 2x1 promotion again, I discovered they had these Carbonell olives where you buy 2 and get 1 paid back into savings. This was a good moment to buy a premium brand and see if I like these better. I have to say, OH MY GOD these are SOOO delicious! I was not prepared for how much I liked these. I tried them last weekend in the morning, for breakfast (I mean, what the heck, a while ago I still hated these things!) and I didn't just eat 2 but filled up the tapa bowl for it. My boyfriend had to get used to them and started to love them the second time, but now we're both Fans with a capital F. As the promotion ends this week, I loaded up 4 pots of these olives, they are that good!

In case you were curious which ones I meant, here they are.

Healthy snack

Since that I embraced the olives in my life, I have had several moments of craving something, fulfilling my cravings with these olives instead of something unhealthy like sweets or chips etc. I read that olives are a good snack as they contain healthy fats as well as make you feel full longer. Now I also know that you should not overeat them (as with most things, lol) but stick to a normal portion to enjoy the most health benefits. I don't mind eating a handful a day now that I know there are such tasty ones available.

Do you like olives? Or maybe you hate them like I did? Let me know in a comment below, I'm curious if I've been a bit strange for hating them all my life.

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