Crispy Capers

Capers are the unopened flower buds of the Mediterranean’s tough and spiky caper bush, or Capparis spinosa in Latin. At the restaurant we also serve pickled caper berries, the fruit of the plant, which is eaten like a small gherkin. In Cyprus one can even buy jars stuffed with the pickled stalks and leaves, complete with thorns similar to those on a rose bush. This very simple tapa is a celebration of the caper’s unique umami quality, with a crunchiness only possible from frying an o