Now, who thinks of crime, and who thinks of some kinda vegetable, when you read that word?

ca·per2  Pronunciation Key (kāpər)
n.

  1. A usually spiny Mediterranean shrub (Capparis spinosa) having white to pale lilac flowers and dehiscent fruits with reddish pulp.
  2. A pickled flower bud of this plant, used as a pungent condiment in sauces, relishes, and various other dishes.

Anyone else know any completely pointless words that also mean more common ones?

(And yep, incidentally, I do have CharMap. :3 )

Capers are used in a fair few cooking dishes as far as I know :)

You must have some awesome cook books... :o

Or maybe I need to expand my reading - or at least go to better supermarkets. >.<;;

hehe ^_^
I used to watch a lot of cooking shows :)
I dont remember seeing them at the supermarket, though I have not really looked :O

I've seen them used in a couple of cooking shows... and yet I can't even remember what they look like.

So even if I did see 'em in a supermarket, I suspect I'd walk straight by. -_-;

They're like shallots (hmm, Lady of Shallot eh?). They're like... tiny onions. And apparently taste like 'em too. So... why not just buy tiny onions? O.o

I wonder what a caper tastes like.

"The Great Caper Caper"... a story about stealing vegetables? O.o;

  I've seen them pickled in tiny jars.

"The Great Caper Caper"... a story about stealing vegetables? O.o;

XD

Actually... maybe we could make that into a wiki. Y'know, one of those "write a paragraph each" thingies or something? *ponders*

They're good on smoked salmon...

You can usually find them on the shelf with pickles and olives...

They're little squishy balls that look like whole pepper corns.