People left mind blown after learning how stuffed olives are actually made
Olives can be purchased relatively cheaply these days anywhere from supermarkets, corner shops, and health food stores. They’re perfect for snacking on, adding to meals and even adorning a dirty martini drink. Not only are they tasty but they’re packed with Vitamin E, antioxidants, low in calories, and are a great source of good fats.
And even better than a fat, juicy black or green olive on its own is one that has been stuffed with something equally tasty, like garlic, chilies, or cheese. However, have you ever wondered exactly how they managed to get filled so perfectly? Most people would assume that these days there is a machine to do the brunt of the work but it is actually all done by hand, and this fact is blowing people’s minds.
A video uploaded by the Discovery channel revealed how olives go from field to store, explaining how after being picked they need to be pickled for nine months in order to turn plump, soft, and edible. After they’re deemed ready, the small fruits are sorted into sizes before getting the stones removed by a machine. After that, the process is completely done by hand.
Each individual olive is then stuffed with something, in this video it was shown to be pickled garlic. The incredible system proved to amaze some people who were left in awe that stuffing olives was even a job, and how the precision didn’t inflate the price of the finished product.
After watching the video many flocked to the comments section to share their amazement. One person wrote: “I can't believe they are stuffed by hand.” And someone else added: “I wonder why the stuffing process is not automated very interesting.” While a third person penned: “Amazing how manual this process is. All the cutting, stuffing, and hauling olives around.”
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Another viewer confirmed the clip, adding: “As someone who works in a factory that has Olives as one of our products I can confirm that we do indeed stuff olives by hand and in fact everything in this video is accurate.” Someone else penned: “Imagine stuffing olives every day for the rest of your life.” A fourth person agreed, adding: “Being an olive stuffer ten hours a day for thirty years. Insanity.”
Discovering unusual facts about food is nothing new with many people only just discovering what SPAM stands for. It became a vital part of a US soldiers' diet during World War II - and now it's sold in 48 countries around the world. Spam, stylised as SPAM, was created by Hormel Foods Corporation in 1937 to increase the sale of pork shoulder, a cut that did not sell well.
Ken Daigneau, brother of a Hormel Foods vice president, won a contest - and $100 - for naming the SPAM brand - but ever since then, people have been wondering what the 'acronym' actually stands for. Taking to Reddit, one confused user asked: "What does the acronym SPAM (meat) mean to you?"
In response, one user said: "Shoulder Pork and Meat." Another user added: "Spare Parts of Animal Meat... At least that's what us kids called it." A third user said: "Salted Pork Aggregated Meat." According to the brand, SPAM isn't an acronym but is likely a portmanteau, a made-up word coined from a combination of two or more words - such as 'brother' and 'romance' creating a 'bromance'.
A statement reads: "There are some questions that continually plague man over time. Questions like 'Is there intelligent life beyond Earth?' And 'What is the meaning of the SPAM brand name?' Unfortunately, we can provide answers to neither.
"The significance of the SPAM brand name has long been a subject of speculation. One popular belief says it's derived from the words 'spiced ham.' The real answer is known by only a small circle of former Hormel Foods executives. And probably Nostradamus."
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