Olive greens are a flavorful dish unique to the Chaoshan region, made from the sweet taste of olives and the rich leaves of mustard greens, so they are not the leaves of olives.

The olive dish is made from mustard leaves and raw olives, not from the leaves of the olive tree. Chaoshan olive groceries are made from mustard greens and olives, which are abundant in Chaoshan, through the traditional process of salting, fermenting and cooking. It is one of the main types of Chaoshan miscellaneous salty, small dishes.

In the past quite a long time in the agricultural era, both the farmers and the people in Chaoshan area will pickle the mixed salty small vegetables, as the family perennial food. Chaoshan salted vegetables can be broadly divided into three categories: salt pickles, pickled vegetables in sauce, and pickled aquatic products. Among them, olive dishes are made by using the acidity of olive juice and the alkalinity of salt mustard, which are neutralized and reacted by high-temperature oil cooking to make the olive dishes black and shiny.

Unique flavor

Olive cabbage is a representative variety of Chaoshan mixed salty with good color, aroma, taste and unique flavor. This traditional production technique has been practiced until now to solve the problem of supply and demand of fruits and vegetables during the peak and low seasons of production, reflecting the traditional virtues of hardworking and frugality of the Teochew people. Olive dish production process is not complicated, people often eat olive dish is made of mustard, olives and other seasonings made of dishes.

First of all, fresh mustard greens are carefully selected and cleaned, and then processed, such as chopped and seasoned. Subsequently, the mustard greens are mixed with the right amount of salt for pickling and fermentation. After a period of pickling, the taste and flavor of the mustard greens are further enhanced, resulting in a delicious and tasty olive dish.