Named after the Sicilian Belice River valley where olive cultivation has been carried out for over 3000 years, Nocellara del Belice is a variety of green and black table olives which are also used for the production of Valle del Belice extra virgin olive oil.
As a table olive, the fleshy Nocellara is excellent with cheese, salami and traditional Italian oil marinated vegetables or it can be enjoyed as a delicious accompaniment to various aperitifs. Also, it is used in the production of
Belicino, a traditional Sicilian sheep cheese.