Capers: What They Are, How to Use Them
Capers are not olives. Grab one from the jar to taste test, and you might see why people think capers are olives (or related to olives, at least). Even though capers aren’t olives, if you like olives, there’s a good chance you’ll enjoy recipes with capers (we have a few belo...
Some sources refer to them as stronger than capers themselves, while others describe them as milder. Taste may depend upon when the berries are harvested and additionally how they are prepared. The unripe caperberry may be off-putting to some because of its smell. It often exudes a pungent ...
Some capers are extremely small, about the size of a peppercorn, while others are large enough to require chopping before they can be used in recipes. Most grocery stores carry capers, usually in the same aisle which holds other pickled foods. Another product of the caper plant is the caper...
Green sauce is a type of sauce that has a bright green color due to the large amounts of herbs that are used in the recipe...
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Scapes are edible and have a mild flavor similar to the vegetable bulbs themselves. They are often harvested and used in cooking before they become woody and inedible as the plant matures. Garlic scapes or green garlic, the scape is the long, curled stem that emerges from the center of the...
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Typically, these basic store-bought sauces do not contain traditional ingredients such as anchovies, capers, and olives. A particular sauce may be chunky or smooth and labeled as such—or it might call out certain herbs like basil as being prominent in its flavor. Always read the label to ma...
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