Hello to everyone in my beloved @plantpower(vegan) community.
Today I am very happy to share this vegan purchase of capers. These as well as olives are ingredients widely used in my family for meals in the celebration of Christmas and New Year, as you know the Hallacas, ham bread, stuffed pastries, tortillas and others. Also in special celebrations to give a very substantial and different taste to meals.
Capers have a very particular flavor and they are fantastic since a small amount of them is enough to add flavor to meals. For example, I add 2 tablespoons to my vegetable stew for four people. Likewise, I use capers in my cooking especially when I prepare tomato-based pasta sauces. They provide a flavor with a touch of acidity and their characteristic flavor is very exquisite. It's amazing how delicious this can be when we put our creativity into every meal.
The biggest advantage of buying capers; as it was today's purchase, is that I can use them for different meals taking into account that I only add a little bit of them.
I tell you that this time I went to several places to buy, but I had to discard some of those places, because I was not convinced by the way of packaging, presentation, packaging and appearance. To be more specific, I mean that I observed in one of the supermarkets a presentation that only had plastic paper, in addition to observing the preservative salt in a fairly large proportion in relation to the amount of capers. I must say that I am buying capers and not salt. In this case when you prepare these capers with these characteristics; they are reduced and it is not an economical purchase. So I opted to go to the supermarket near my house.
In "Galerias", I found that the packaging is a plastic container and hermetically sealed. It had the date of packaging and also the green color with no salt residue. They were also wet with a little bit of liquid which is the vinegar where they are preserved. For me it was the best purchase option. The price per weight of capers was also lower. In Galerias the price per kilo was 5.39 $ and the portion I bought weighed 330 grams at a cost of 1.78 $. Enough for several preparations.
To preserve my capers in this opportunity, it is to take care to take the amount to use with a clean spoon and immediately cover them very well. Afterwards, store them in the refrigerator. Keeping capers with their humidity is important, as it is a way to preserve their freshness, aroma and flavor.
In my experience, when I have bought capers in bags with a lot of salt, as described above, I have kept them in the freezer for a longer shelf life. At the moment of using them, I put them in water to soak so that they release a little of the salt. But this way of preserving them I feel that they lose the flavor having to put a larger amount of them to provide the substanciodo and characteristic flavor that they possess.
Friends of #hive I hope you liked my purchase, how to preserve them and the meals where I usually add them. A pleasure to share my experiences in vegan food.
Happy day friends
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Hola a todos en mi querida comunidad @plantpower(vegan).
Hoy muy contenta compartiendo esta compra vegana de alcaparras. Éstas al igual que las aceitunas son ingredientes muy utilizados en mi familia para las comidas en la celebracion de la navidad y año nuevo, como ustedes saben las Hallacas, pan de jamón, pastelitos rellenos, tortillas entre otros. Además en celebraciones especiales para darle un gusto muy sustancioso y diferente a las comidas.
Las alcaparras tienen un sabor muy particular y son fantásticas ya que son suficientes una pequeña cantidad de ellas para aportar sabor a las comidas. Como por ejemplo; le coloco 2 cucharadas al guiso de mis vegetales para cuatro personas. Asimismo, las alcaparras las uso en mi cocina especialmente cuando preparo salsas para pastas con tomate. Estas aportan un sabor con un toque de acidez y su sabor característico muy exquisito. Es increíble lo delicioso que esto puede significar cuando ponemos nuestra creatividad en cada comida.
La mayor ventaja que me brinda comprar alcaparras; como lo fué esta compra de hoy, es que me puede rendir para diferentes comidas tomando en cuenta que sólo le coloco un poco de éstas.
Les cuento que en esta oportunidad acudí a varios sitios a comprar, pero tuve que descartar algunos de esos lugares, ya que no me convenció el modo de empacado, presentación, envase y aspecto. Para ser más específica, me refiero a que observé en uno de los supermercados una presentación que sólo tenía papel plástico, además de observar la sal conservante en una proporción bastante grande en relación a la cantidad de alcaparras. Debo decir que estoy comprando alcaparras y no sal. En este caso cuando preparas éstas alcaparras con estas características; se reducen y no es una compra económica. Es así que opté asistir al supermercado cerca de mi casa.
En "Galerías", encontré que el empaque es un envase plástico y cerrado herméticamente. Éste tenía la fecha de envasado y además el color verde sin residuos de sal. Además estaban húmedas con un poco de líquido que es el vinagre donde se conservan. Para mi fué la mejor opción de compra. De igual manera el precio por peso de cantidad de alcaparras era menor. En Galerías el precio por kilo fué de 5,39 $ y la porción que compré pesó 330 gramos con un costo de 1,78 $. Cantidad suficiente para varias preparaciones.
Para conservar mis alcaparras en esta oportunidad, es tener el cuidado de tomar las cantidad a utilizar con una cuchara limpia y taparlas inmediatamente muy bien. Posteriormente, guardarlasben el refrigerador. Mantener las alcaparras con su humedad es importante, ya que es una manera de conservar su frescura, aroma y sabor.
En mi experiencia cuando he comprado alcaparras en bolsas con mucha sal, como le describí anteriormente, las he guardado en el congelador para que su duración sea mayor. Al momento de usarlas las pongo en agua a remojar para que desprendan un poco la sal. Pero ésta forma de conservarlas siento que pierden el sabor teniendo que colocar una cantidad mayor de ellas para que aporte el sabor sustanciodo y característico que ellas poseen.
Amigos de #hive espero les haya gustado mi compra, forma de conservarlas y las comidas en donde suelo agregarlas. Un gusto compartir mis experiencias en la comida vegana.
Felíz día amigos
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I didn't know what capers were, and they were completely foreign to my country. It probably doesn't grow here and isn't even sold in my area, if it were, I think it would be very expensive.
But I immediately looked for it on the internet yesterday. Ah, how useful this fruit is, how lucky you are to have it there!
Hello, what a pleasure to greet you and thank you for your comment. To complement the comment of our friend @sirenahippie the capers that we consume in our country are imported. They are used in our celebration meals as our friend explained. Their properties and potential health benefits are currently being studied. I particularly love capers and I hope to prepare dishes including them soon.
Thank you for providing detailed information about capers.
I'm very curious to see and try it directly!
Hi @nurfay
The scientific name of the shrub that produces the caper is Capparis spinosa. There are some plants from the Agave family, which produce a flower and you get something similar to capers. Generally the caper bush grows in temperate climates like that of Europe, except that because we, in a large part of Latin America, having been a European colony in past centuries, we have similar gastronomy to the Spanish one.
I hope one day you can get capers, they will give great flavor and a new level to your recipes. Greetings.
Thank you for the new knowledge about capers @sirenahippie. Hopefully I can see it in person one day!.
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Hola @elamaria, gracias por los tips para conservar las alcaparras, el sabor que agrega a las comidas es muy bueno, el aroma de este vegetal lo relaciono con la Navidad je, je.
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Amiga que gusto saludarte y me alegra tenerte en mi post. Las alcaparras nos recuerdan a la navidad y la verdad que aportan un increíble sabor a las comidas. A mi me encanta el sabor y olor. Me contenta que los tips te hayan sido de utilidad. Gracias amiga pronto estaré compartiendo recetas incluyendo las alcaparras para mantener la magia de la navidad siempre. Un abrazo 🤗.
Ah, muy buena idea para tener la Navidad durante todo el año, estaré pendiente de las recetas.
Gracias amiguita un placer tenerte en mi post. Feliz día amiga un abrazo 🤗.
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Amiga excelente compra, muy buen precio. Que bueno que te animaste a las compras vegana. Un fuerte abrazo 🤗 espero estés bien. Saludos 🤗🦋
Amiga que alegría saludarte y compartir contigo esta compra vegana de alcaparras Me encantan agregarlas a los vegetales y a las salsas. El precio me pareció excelente y sobretodo la calidad. Se veían frescas. Eso me encantó.
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