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The olive tree is among the longest living trees known in Europe. It can grow (1) ______ an age of 1500 years and has (2) ______ valued since ancient times for its fruit. It is cultivated in the Mediterranean, as well (3) ______ in other places like South America and Australia.

Fresh olives are incredible and have (4) ______ very bitter taste. In other to get (5) _______ of this bitterness, three main methods are used: Greek, Spanish and American. In the Greek method, the mature fruit are put in brine for (6) _______ to six months, (7) ________ being left in the open air to give (8) _______ back their dark color. They are then packed in fresh brine to be sold. In the Spanish and American methods, the fruit is harvested much earlier (9) ________ in the Greek method, producing a sweeter fruit which is often green (10) ________ colour.

The olives may also (11) _______ pressed to produce olive oil, (12) _______ is used in cooking. Italian, Spanish and Greek cuisines all (13) _______ use of this oil, giving Mediterranean dishes a unique flavor. (14) _______ is supposed to be healthier than other cooking oils and is sometimes given as one reason (15) _______ people in Mediterranean countries seem not to suffer from heart attacks in high numbers.

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