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In the Solaksubasi plant, olive oil is produced on a continuous processing line manufactured by Pieralisi, who is a leader in olive oil production equipment. We also still use our ancient stone presses for special productions.
Fresh
fruits from early-harvest and harvest of the region's olive groves are
brought directly to the plant. They are processed immediately, and in full
compliance with food hygine standards. They never go through interim
storage before or during the process. After production, the olive oil rests
for a while in a temperature controlled environment without air and light,
to grow to its full natural taste and gain its limpidity. This is how the
olive oil of Solive comes to life, fully natural, with excellent quality and
full taste.
Olives are prepared and consumed in many different forms in western anatolia, each with different, time-honoured methods developed to conserve and consume the fruit at different stages of its life. Fruits gathered from the groves of the famous Gemlik region during different seasons, according to when they are at their best for different purposes, are prepared by Solive to become:
kırma,
(stone crushed greens: traditional method for very young olives to relieve
bitter juices and get a distinctive taste)
çizme, (cratched greens : traditional method to prepare young olives)
salamura, (pickled greens: to get the juicy, light green olive for daily
consumption)
kuru sele, (black olives dried in wooden baskets with salt, a very special
taste that one acquires and can never give up)
yağlı sele, (black olives dried in wooden baskets with olive oil, another
version of the "sele")
sofra zeytini, (breakfast blacks: juicy and light, staple of the western
anatolian daily life)
bademli yeşil, (pitted greens stuffed with almonds)
kırmızı biberli yeşil (pitted greens stuffed with red pepper)
In addition, tasty black olive paste from superior Gemlik olives, natural olive oil soap, and other traditional olive products also produced by Tevfik Solaksubasi and Sons, are on offer under the Solive brand, both in our retail premises and as wholesale.