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Lucques
The Lucques is a cultivar of olives grown primarily in Languedoc in France. It is primarily used as a green table olive. It can also produce high quality oil, but this is hard to extract. Though vulnerable to certain pests, it is relatively resistant to cold and drought. Extent The Lucques owes its French name to the tradition that it originated in the Italian province of Lucca (''Lucques'' in French). Today it is primarily associated with southern France, particularly in the Languedoc-Roussillon region and the départements of Aude and Hérault, to which its cultivation is limited in Europe by a protected designation of origin (PDO, or AOP in French) since 2017. It can also be found in Northern Africa, Turkey, the United States and Australia.Ron Herbst, Sharon and Tyler Herbst, The Deluxe Food Lover's Companion, 2nd edition', Barron's Educational Series, 2015 Synonyms Locally, this cultivar is known under a number of different names, including Lucquoise or Luquoise, Oliva Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picholine
The Picholine is a French cultivar of olives. It is the most widely available cultivar in France. Though originally from Gard in southern France, it is today grown all over the world. The Picholine is best known as a cocktail olive, though it is also used to make olive oil. It is the most common variety of olive used for oil from Morocco. Extent The Picholine olive is originally from the region of Gard in southern France. Even though it is today most common in Provence and other parts of France and Italy, it is also grown in Morocco, Israel, Chile, the United States and other places around the world. Synonyms The Picholine has many different names of local variety. In Gard and southern France it is referred to as Coiasse, Colliasse, Piquette, Plant de Collias, Fausse Lucques (false Lucques) or Lucques Batarde (bastard Lucques). In Tunisia is it called Judoleine, while in other countries it is often named Picholine de Languedoc after its historic region of origin (Gard is part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |