You might think capers are a fancy ingredient reserved for chefs in expensive restaurants. Or perhaps you’ve seen them on the grocery store shelf but were never quite sure what to do with them.

Capers are the preserved, unopened flower buds of the caper bush, commonly used in Mediterranean cuisine for their briny, salty flavor. Various types of capers, such as nonpareil and lilliput, differ ...

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Jim Dixon wrote about food for WW for more than 20 years, but these days most of his time is spent at his olive oil-focused specialty food business Wellspent Market. Jim’s always loved to eat, and he ...

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Olives and capers are different fruits, but they feel similar in flavor and application. Both are piquant and salty, perfect for snacking with an aperitif, sprinkling onto salads, or pulverizing into ...

If capers or roasted lemons are not typically in your cooking repertoire, give them a try. This chicken recipe is simple to make, and the capers and lemons lend sweet, sour and salty notes. Capers are ...

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The caper comes from the Capparis spinosa, a low, prickly bush that is native to the Mediterranean and some parts of Asia. The Greeks are credited with introducing capers to France in 600 B.C. Now, ...