The plant is best known for the edible flower buds (capers), used as a seasoning or garnish, and the fruit (caper berries), both of which are usually consumed salted or pickled. Other species of Capparis are also picked along with C. spinosa for their buds or fruits.

The European caperbush (Capparis spinosa) is known for its flower buds, which are pickled in vinegar and used as a pungent condiment; the term caper also refers to one of the pickled flower buds. The buds and fruits of karira ( C. decidua ) are eaten as vegetables,…

2012年2月14日 · Capers -- those salty, pea-sized dark green things -- are one of those ingredients you see a lot but may not fully understand. They're commonplace across many cuisines: You'll find them in Mediterranean dishes like chicken piccata or spaghetti puttanesca, and in French dishes like salade Nicoise.

Capers, widely known for their culinary versatility, shine as a key ingredient in various dishes. Their tender shoots, leaves, and flower buds, when cleaned and soaked in vinegar, are perfect for stir-frying and seasoning. Commonly used in European cuisine, capers bring a distinct flavor to pickled dishes, stir-fried recipes, and omelets.

2025年1月7日 · Caper, genus of some 250 species of low prickly trees, shrubs, or lianas (family Capparaceae). Several species are cultivated for their edible parts. The flower buds of the European caperbush are commonly pickled in vinegar and used as a pungent condiment.

Capers are plants that grow up to a meter and a half in height, native to southern Europe. Its scientific name is Capparis spinosa, and belong to the Capparidaceae family. The leaves are simple and petiolate, at the base of which appear a pair …

Capers are the pickled unopened flower buds of the plant Capparis spinosa. Capers are used in many Mediterranean dishes and traditionally served with lox.

C. spinosa, simply known as caper, yields fruit and more importantly flower buds, which are widely used pickled as a vegetable condiment. The flower bud has been used since antiquity, and many classical authors indicate that the berry or small white blossom was commonly used as an aphrodisiac and a condiment.

This hardy deciduous perennial comes from the Mediterranean region of Southern Europe, the Middle East and Northern Africa. Capers are part of the Mediterranean diet along with olives, grapes, almond, pistachio, sun-dried tomatoes, basil and garlic. Caper plants grow very well in the hot dry parts of Australia and now we can enjoy their delights.

Capers (also known as caperberry or caperbush) are immature flower buds of Capparis spinosa L. (syn. Capparis rupestris), also known as C apparis ovāta Desf. belonging to the family Capparidaceae. The flower buds are pickled in vinegar or preserved in granular salt.