Food Thread - Inforoo Is Full Of Crab

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woah all this talk of pedicures reminded me i made a post pandemic pedicure pact with somebody at the beginning of covid. like we agreed when it was safe again to get a pedicure we'd both go get our first pedicures. who'd i make that pact with?

got it, i remember now because the alliteration was pleasant.

piggy pablo have you gotten a pedicure yet.

I need photos of y'all broicure.

post-pandy (in popular parlance)

I have a delicious bowl of simple greek (yellow rice, grilled chicken, chickpeas, roasted red peppers, tomatoes, tomato/onion/cucumber salad, oregano, salt, pepper and kalamata olives). I love kalamata olives. And I love salt. But I find them to be on the ultra-salty side.



Health Benefits
In addition to injecting a unique, salty Mediterannean flavor into your favorite dishes, Kalamata olives provide a number of important health benefits. They are full of rich antioxidants, and studies link diets including regular servings of olives with a number of impressive results.

Reduce Risks of Heart Disease
Kalamata olives may reduce your risks of heart disease. This is due to the presence of hydroxytyrosol in the olives.

Hydroxytyrosol is an antioxidant that has been shown to decrease LDL (bad) cholesterol and increase HDL (good) cholesterol levels.

High levels of LDL cholesterol are associated with increased risks of heart attack and stroke, while high levels of HDL cholesterol are associated with a decreased risk of heart attack and stroke. Eating foods, such as kalamata olives, that put your cholesterol ratios on track can benefit your overall heart health.

May Reduce Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease
Kalamata olives contain a compound called gallic acid. A recent study showed that gallic acid can help repair nerve cell damage caused by Alzheimer’s Disease in rats. Although more studies are needed to see if gallic acid would have the same effect on humans, these initial findings suggest that kalamata olives could be beneficial to people living with Alzheimer’s Disease or at risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease.

Nutrition
In addition to their many health benefits, kalamata olives are also loaded with micro- and macro-nutrients, including:

Iron
Calcium
Copper
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Magnesium
Phosphorus
Potassium

Nutrients per Serving

One serving of kalamata olives is equivalent to approximately two olives. Those two olives contain:

Calories: 35
Fat: 2.5 grams
Sodium: 320 milligrams
Carbohydrates: 2 grams
Fiber: 1 gram
Protein: 2 grams

Kalamata olives are healthy when consumed in moderation, but it’s important to remember that, like all olives, they’re high in sodium. Having too much sodium in your diet forces your heart to work harder to do its job and can lead to conditions that include congestive heart failure and kidney disease. Limit your portions of olives, as well as processed foods, and try to keep your sodium intake at or below 2300 milligrams each day.

How to Prepare Kalamata Olives
Kalamata olives are only grown in the Mediterranean, so it should come as no surprise that they’re often called for specifically in Mediterannean-style dishes.

Here are some ways you can add kalamata olives to your diet:

Included in a cheese platter
Added to a submarine sandwich with Italian meats
On pizza
In homemade spaghetti sauce
In Greek salad
Paired with fish

Perhaps prior to primavera, as Pablo will be presenting his phalanges

I love olives.

When my brother was little, my parents used to go to this steakhouse near their house. Not all the time, but I guess relatively often because whenever they would come in and sit down, one of the servers there would immediately bring him a bowl of black olives before even taking their drink orders.

None of my chilrins like them either.  Doesn't matter on what or in what.  Oddly enough they all love olive oil, so I guess that's good enough for some people.  What's kind of strange is they all love capers though.  Capers aren't that close to olives but there are some similarities.  

I didn't like them until I was older, but I have a taste for them.  My brother told me they used to get bomb olives when they lived in the UAE.  The difference between a green and black olive is the ripeness.  But I knew this chick who could eat all the green olives she wanted but couldn't stand the black ones which she said tasted "off" to her.  I get the bitterness.  You can't (or supposedly can't) eat them raw due to bitterness that has to be processed out.  But in that case, why is extra virgin olive oil not all that bitter?  It's olivey, but it's not bitter.

Then sweet olive trees have flowers that smell like jasmine.  Not sure why that is either.  A buddy of mine who started a religion called "Massiveness" that seeks to emulate some Roman food and drinking traditions, said he once saw Mammoth olives.  Usually they go with colossal I think.  Here are the different sizes and counts per kilogram:


Size Pieces of olives / kg

Atlas 70-90
Super Mammoth 91-100
Mammoth 101-110
Super Colossal 111-120
Colossal 121-141
Giants 141-160
Extra Jumbo 161-180
Jumbo 181-200
Extra Large 201-230
Large 231-260
Superior 261-290
Brilliant 291-320
Fine 321-350
Bullets 351-380

I have TRIED to like olives, but even olive bread makes me want to hurl

What about olive earl?

My preference is actually avocado oil, but it's too fucking expensive to use for everything.  Macadamia nut oil rules too but is even more expensive than avocado oil.

The pedicure bros probably put them on their toes.

Me too!! Twinning.