I suspect they have some sort of machinery that does it. I've never seen the point myself just give me a decent olive or six and some tomatoes and I'm happy

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By *ssex_tom OP Man over a year ago

Chelmsford

"I suspect they have some sort of machinery that does it. I've never seen the point myself just give me a decent olive or six and some tomatoes and I'm happy"

I would like to see that machinery... Or is it done by hand ?

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By *amie HantsWoman over a year ago

Atlantis

You do t put an olive on an anchovy that’s silly.

You put the olive on the fish egg so when it’s born it’s ready to go.

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By *unmatt888Man over a year ago

Duns

That’s what the Cern supercolider was originally built for.

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By *icecouple561Couple over a year ago
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East Sussex

"I suspect they have some sort of machinery that does it. I've never seen the point myself just give me a decent olive or six and some tomatoes and I'm happy

I would like to see that machinery... Or is it done by hand ?"

I have no idea, there's not much that isn't mechanised in mass production of food though

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"The olives are actually lifejackets for the anchovies when they're tired. "

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By *icecouple561Couple over a year ago
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East Sussex

"I suspect they have some sort of machinery that does it. I've never seen the point myself just give me a decent olive or six and some tomatoes and I'm happy

I would like to see that machinery... Or is it done by hand ?"

I have consulted Prof Google.

Previously it was done by hand but in the 1960s it was mechanised. High end stuffed olives are still hand done but the ones plebs like me eat are done by machine

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By *inky_CarpenterMan over a year ago

Portsmouth

Never mind the anchovies...... I want to meet whoever it is that can suck the pips out of those olives like that