- Extra virgin olive oil

- Olives in brine

- Lanced olives

- Dried olives

Another variety of appetiser consists of sun-dried olives, with salt. Usually the oil varieties like 'La Bosana' are used for this. They are selected well ripe, washed sprinkled with salt and dried in the sun until the skin appears wrinkled. In this way, the salt takes away the bitter taste from the olives giving them a tantalising flavour.

This kind of olive can be eaten as they are or served with garlic, parsley and chili.