Machine for olive tapenade Tapenade is a spread, condiment and culinary ingredient consisting of puréed or finely chopped olives, capers and anchovies. Its name is derived from the Provencal word for capers. It is a very popular food in the South of France, where it is generally eaten as an hors d’oeuvre spread on bread, and sometimes used to stuff poultry for a main course or as a perfect supplement to tapas. Today it has gained popularity in a big part of the world, especially Europe. Short history about olive tapenade The olive-based tapenade was documented in ancient roman cookbooks dating back more than a thousand years before the appearance of the word tapenade. To clearly state where the popular tapenade has its origin is therefore difficult, but it seems like the Roman’s or the south of France is a good bet. Process equipment for olive tapenade Limitech manufactures machines for among others the olive tapenade industry. Due to Limitech’s high tech machinery and efficiency mixing unit the process of olive tapenade and fast and efficient. Limitech’s LiMiX 3 is an ideal industrial mixer for easy processing of olive tapenade, as it efficiently mix and purée.