Spanish · Green
Manzanilla Olive
From Seville, Spain · Name means "little apple"
The Manzanilla is the quintessential green cocktail olive — the small, round, firm green olive most people picture when they think of a pimento-stuffed olive in a martini glass. Originating in the Seville region of Spain, where it's used both as a table olive and for oil, it has a pleasantly briny, slightly nutty, tangy flavor. It's the most widely produced and exported table olive in the world.
Crisp, firm, and briny with a slightly nutty, tangy finish. Classic Spanish green olive flavor — a balanced bitterness that mellows with curing. Not as sweet or mild as Castelvetrano, not as rich as Kalamata — the reliable workhorse of the olive world.
Martinis & Cocktails: The classic dirty martini olive — often pitted and stuffed with pimento, blue cheese, almonds, or jalapeño.
Tapas: A staple of Spanish tapas — served alongside manchego, jamón, and sherry.
Salads & Antipasti: Firm enough to hold shape in chopped salads and antipasto platters.
Cooking: Excellent in chicken dishes, pasta, and braises where you want an assertive olive presence without the olive breaking down completely.
The name "Manzanilla" means "little apple" in Spanish — a reference to its round shape.
Manzanilla is the most widely produced and exported table olive variety in the world, and the dominant green olive found in supermarkets across North America and Europe.