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Oyster Boy May 5, 2008 05:58 PM

Seeking Olive Salad

I'm homesick and looking to purchase New Orleans style olive salad from a local grocery store. I've seen plenty of 'salad olives' and various olive mixes (appealing in there own right) but I'm looking for something specific- the stuff used to make a muffaletta.

I'll resist asking about muffaletta bread because I'd guess it to be impossible to find locally- much like real New Orleans style French bread. C'est la vie! Bar-b-que it is!

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    KPeff May 8, 2008 08:42 AM

    My parents in Houston get theirs from Cost Co. I'm actually going to Phoenicia for lunch to get a sandwich, and I'll check around there for some olive spread (I'm sure they have it).

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      KPeff May 8, 2008 10:02 AM

      No tapenade at Phoenicia that I could see. They have a homemade tapenade on their muffaletta, though. It has too many shredded carrots in it. To say nothing of the muffaletta.

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      achtungpv May 5, 2008 07:15 PM

      Central Market has both the olive salad and in house made muffaletta bread that is good.

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        chucklesmcfarland May 7, 2008 04:42 PM

        And Fiesta.

        Heck, I think they have the stuff at every grocery store now.

        Still nowhere near as good as Central Grocery's!

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