THE CAPER

Capers give a wonderful taste to Summer dishes like salads, tomatoes, olive oil, some tuna and other juicy ingredients. Some Maltese bread goes best with them. Capers are the buds of the flowers before they open – you can see a few here. Put them for some time in olive oil or vinegar and you get the best taste. The caper tree grows wide, through crevices in the rock mostly.
Took this shot while on our walk to Mġiebaħ beach.
Many thanks for your views, comments, and fav’s; much appreciated.

[Tina]

Yummy

[Beryl Lloyd]

Makes my mouth water Dione ! and a beautiful capture of this bush , such a shame to use the buds before seeing the glory of the flower !( I do realise they are grown for commercial purpose !)

[Diana]

I never knew they had such a stunning flower. Fabulous shot and detail, fav!

[Pigeons Farm]

Thank you for sharing this information. I found it quite fascinating as I was not aware of it before. The Caper has such a stunning flower, that you have so beautifully captured here.

[Merrelyn]

Thanks for sharing this Dione. I didn't realise that the caper flower was so lovely :)

[Beth]

I learned something new. I've often wondered what capers really were. I had no idea how they came to be. Interesting, and the flower is quite pretty.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Very petty details in this.

[gloria jones]

Lovely capture of details, light and textures :)

[Margaret Brown]

Lovely capture, it’s nice to know where they come from, I’ve just bought a jar to put into salads, l love them! Fav

[carol white]

Lovely blossom 🌸, I didn't know they grew like this. Fav!! 😀

[Chris H]

I use capers a lot, so nice to see what they look like before they go into a jar the flower is very pretty.

[Casablanca]

I had no idea what the flowers looked like. Gorgeous!

[Jacqueline]

Gorgeous blooms, never seen this before!

[Sue Cooper]

A beautiful image and very interesting information.

[Rob Z]

A lovely shot Dione. Are caperberries then the fruit from these flowers. The name would indicate that? :)

[Dione Giorgio]

@robz I don't think so. Capers are the flower pods before they begin to open.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Lovely shot

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot showing the flowers. Didn`t see them before.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

That's so interesting- I have a jar of them in the fridge for a recipe I've made but never knew what they really were. I will now have to try them in a salad! Nice shot!

[Richard Hickey]

Fantastic picture.

[Linda]

Wonderful capture of this lovely flower. I did not know much about capers, so nice to see what the flower looks like. Fav!

[Steve and Pam Winfield]

Nice photo great processing fav:)

[Jane Morley]

Thank you so much for this shot. I didn't know capers came from such a beautiful plant. Lovely picture.