What exactly is a CAPER..I heard it is a dried pea..is that right.?

Answer 1

Capers are pickled Nasturtium seeds.


Nasturtium is a leafy groundcover plant with bright orange (& various other colours now) flowers - they also trail and hang from hanging baskets. When the flower is finished - the ovule swells into a seed - and that is the bit that is pickled and eaten.
Quite a unique taste.Hope this helps

Answer 2

A caper is a biennial spiny shrub that bears rounded, 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. The plant is best known for the edible bud and fruit which are usually consumed pickled. So no, it is not a dried pea.

Answer 3

No, capers are "the flower bud of a bush native to the Mediterranean and parts of Asia. The small buds are pick, sun-dried and then pickled in a vnegar brine. Capers range in size from the petite nonpareil variety from southern France (considered the finest), to those of Italy, which can be as large as the tip of your little finger. There are also the Spanish-imported stemmed caperberries that are about the size of a cocktail olive. Capers are generally packed in brine but can also be found salted and sold in bulk. Capers should be rinsed before using to remove excess salt. The pungent flavor of capers lends piquancy to many sauces and condiments; they're also used as a garnish for meat and vegetable dishes."

Answer 4

No, it comes from a shrub. It looks like a small pea though. They usually come pickled. They taste quite salty.
"The pickled and salted caper bud (also called caper) is often used as a seasoning or garnish. Capers are a common ingredient in Mediterranean cuisine. The grown fruit of the caper shrub is also used, and prepared similarly to the buds to be used as caper berries.

The buds, when ready to pick, are a dark olive green and about the size of a kernel of maize. They are picked, then pickled in a vinegar or vinegar and salt solution."

Answer 5

Capers are the unripened flower buds of Capparis spinosa, a prickly, perennial plant which is native to the Mediterranean and some parts of Asia. After the buds are harvested, they are dried in the sun and then pickled in vinegar, brine, wine or salt. The curing brings out their tangy lemony flavor, much the same as green olives.

Answer 6

you find capers a lot in Italian dishes. I love them! I think I'm addicted.

Answer 7

a caper is the bud of flower

Answer 8

No, it is the dried bud of the nasturtium flower.
It can be used in making Caesar Salad dressing.

Answer 9

It's actually a seed from the Nasturtium blossom---usually pickled in brine.

Answer 10

They are dried blosoms from a spiney plant/bush that are used as a pungent condiment used in sauces and relishes!!!!!!!