Was served this in Cinque terra, what is this? Tasted kinda sour like an olive but had seeds in it
Was served this in Cinque terra, what is this? Tasted kinda sour like an olive but had seeds in it
by Glubs11
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SpiralMantis113
Looks like Caperberries. Probably pickled
One_Left_Shoe
It’s a caper.
Edit: it’s called a caper berry in English and is the seed pod after a caper flowers.
Capers you normally think of, the small, salty ones, are the bud before it flowers.
iamsofakingcrazy
Capers
great_blue_panda
Capperi
Voynimous
These are “capperi” or rather “cucunci” (same plant but different moments of harvesting)
lihr__
Cinque TerrE, not terra
FreddySuperschmelz
They are called ‘Cucunci’
MagnificoReattore
Capperi (or Cucunci when they are bigger like this). This specific type is the fruit of the cappero plant (hence the seeds) and, after being pickled, is used as an appetizer or during aperitivo. The smaller ones are the blooms of the same plant and can be used also for cooking.
Also, I’m surprised that they tasted like olives, they are usually really different. Maybe it’s the brine.
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Looks like Caperberries. Probably pickled
It’s a caper.
Edit: it’s called a caper berry in English and is the seed pod after a caper flowers.
Capers you normally think of, the small, salty ones, are the bud before it flowers.
Capers
Capperi
These are “capperi” or rather “cucunci” (same plant but different moments of harvesting)
Cinque TerrE, not terra
They are called ‘Cucunci’
Capperi (or Cucunci when they are bigger like this). This specific type is the fruit of the cappero plant (hence the seeds) and, after being pickled, is used as an appetizer or during aperitivo. The smaller ones are the blooms of the same plant and can be used also for cooking.
Also, I’m surprised that they tasted like olives, they are usually really different. Maybe it’s the brine.