Pickled hyssop buds which is used in sauces and as condiments for smoked fish and nicoise salad. Sold packed in vinegar or in salt.
The unopened flower bud of a shrub native to the Mediterranean and parts of Asia. The buds are picked, dried and then pickled in a vinegar brine. Capers are used to add flavour to dishes or as a garnish.
KAY-per] Capers are the unopened green flower buds of the Capparis Spinosa, a wild and cultivated bush grown mainly in the Mediterranean countries, notably southern France, Italy, and Algeria. They are now also grown in California. They range in size from that of a tiny peppercorn to some as large as the tip of your little finger.
any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces
A small spiny shrub flourishin around the Mediterranean, mainly in walls and rocks near coastlines and barren plots.
Capers are unopened flower buds which come from the caper bush. They are usually pickled, and are peppery in flavor. Recipe: Chicken With Lemon Butter Sauce
the bud of a Mediterranean and Asian shrub, having a piquant, peppery taste. Capers are pickled in brine and used to flavour numerous dishes and sauces.
Capers are the unopened flower buds of a bush common to the Mediterranean. Small round ones, called nonpareil, come from the South of France, and the larger football-shaped capers from Italy and Spain. Capers are sold packed in either salted white vinegar or dry salt, which act as preservatives, and should be rinsed off before use. Pantelleria, an island off Sicily, produces the most prized capers.
1. A usually spiny Mediterranean shrub having white to pale lilac flowers and dehiscent fruits with reddish pulp. 2. A pickled flower bud of this plant, used as a pungent condiment in sauces, relishes, and various other dishes.
European flower bud seasoning or garnish. The buds are pickled in vinegar and packed in small green bottles. Its used generally as a tart condiment in sauces for meats or in veloute sauces for poached fish.
A Caper (Capparis spinosa L.) is a biennial spiny shrub that bears rounded, rather fleshy leaves and big white to pinkish-white flowers. A caper is also the pickled bud of this plant. The bush is native to the Mediterranean region, growing wild on walls or in rocky coastal areas throughout.