Can you substitute capers for green peppercorn?

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Are capers the same as green peppercorn?

No, Green Peppercorns and Capers are not the same thing. While they are often used as a substitute for one another, they come from different plants. Green Peppercorns are from the peppercorn vine, Piper nigrum, while capers are from the caper bush or Capparis spinosa.

What is a good substitute for green peppercorns?

If you don't have green peppercorns you can substitute equal amounts of:

• You can use brined peppercorns in place of freeze-dried (less salty)
• OR - Alternate dried pink peppercorns (milder)
• OR - Black peppercorns (hotter)
• OR - White peppercorns.

What is the difference between capers and peppercorn?

Capers are generally very salty, and not what you want as a peppercorn substitute. I think that black/white/red/madagascar peppercorn would be a fine substitute. The distinction between the different pepper flavours is very subtle, and not one to worry about much.

Are capers pickled green peppercorns?

They look like green peppercorns. A. Capers are the buds of a shrub native to the Mediterranean region, according to "Cook's Ingredients," by Philip Dowell and Adrian Bailey. Most capers sold are pickled in brine, but they occasionally come packed in salt.

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