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Kapern

capers

noun KAH-pern Rare
Food & Drink Ingredients

Origin: from Latin capparis

Usage Note

Kapern (always plural in German culinary use) are the pickled buds of the caper bush, used to add a pungent, briny flavour to fish dishes, Remoulade, Tatar (beef tartare), and pasta sauces. Kapernäpfel (caper berries) are the larger fruit of the same plant.

Examples

"Räucherlachs mit Kapern und roten Zwiebeln anrichten."

Natural Translation

Arrange smoked salmon with capers and red onions.

Literal Translation

Smoked-salmon with capers and red onions arrange.

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