What are "Capers" in the Carl's Jr. commercial? *answered*

[b0mbrman]

Hi there, I'm sure all you West Coast folks have seen the commercial. Here's a synopsis of what happens:

Guy 1 Did you get food?
Guy 2 I bought no food. There was a cute girl buying Capers. So I got Capers
Guy 1 Capers? There's like 15 jars of Capers here
Guy 2 I know.
Guy 1 What are we gonna eat?
Guy 2 [pulls out Carl's Jr. bag]
Voiceover Without us, some guys would starve
Guy 1 Capers!

My question is What are Capers? I've scoured the net best I could and found nothing...

 

[DannyLove]

beats me

danny~!

 

[WombatWoman]

Info here.

Capers are yummy. Unfortunately, they resemble rat turds in appearance (but not, I think, in flavour.)

 

[MrBond]

I think they're a kind of vegetable. Try a dictionary (there's one on sparknotes.com)

Edit: Yes! Thats where I remember seeing them. At the greek restaurant we like to frequent when a group of us gets together.

 

[b0mbrman]

Awesome! Thanks!

Here it is, cut n pasted for anyone who ventures in:

Capers are the pickled, unopened flower buds of the plant capparis spinosa - a thorny bush native to the Mediterranean. Most capers come from Spain, although you can find some coming from France and Italy - I've heard that some folks out in Cali are trying to establish the bushes out there, but have no idea if they've had any success. Caper berries are the fully ripened fruit of the plant, also pickled in brine. Both have a distinct, lightly floral flavor, and a sour bite (from the brine); caper berries have a meaty texture, with tiny seeds inside. Caper berries are particularly effective when paired with rich foods and Mediterranean flavors; try them on a mixed green salad with olives, maybe some Greek cheese (feta, kefalateri), cherry or plum tomatoes, and red onions, with a good red wine vinaigrette. Or take the same ingredients, without the greens and cheese, and saute with garlic and season with fresh basil, sea salt, and cracked black pepper, for a warm ragout to serve with grilled fish or a lamb roast (or grilled lamb mini-t-bones, for that matter). For a more Spanish flavor, forget the cheese, and add red peppers (pimentos - you can buy them whole, canned and in jars), and roasted eggplant, and serve with sauteed whole anchovies (mussels would be good, too - saute 'em with the ragout, and top with white or red wine [rioja].

 

[jahawkin]

BTW, is Carl's Jr. the same thing as Hardee's?? I was out in Reno and saw a Carl's Jr. It had the same logo as Hardee's....Are there Hardee's out west??

 

[loup garou]

Capers are these little green pickled veggies. As WW said, they resemble the fecal matter of some small mammal.

But they are good...very salty. I like capers with lox, cream cheese, and shredded purple onion on an everything flagel (flat bagel).

 

[snakesnfrogs]

<< BTW, is Carl's Jr. the same thing as Hardee's?? I was out in Reno and saw a Carl's Jr. It had the same logo as Hardee's....Are there Hardee's out west?? >>




I've wondered the same thing---recently the Hardee's around here have started using some of the Carl's Jr. names for burgers.

 

[Electric Amish]

There used to be Hardee's in Utah, but several years ago they all went away. Then a couple years later, Carl's Jr. started showing up.

amish

 

[Modeps]

im not a big fan of capers. they have an odd taste. probably aquired. i originally thought they had something to do with fish... but that got shot down by my girlfriend.

 

[WombatWoman]

BTW, is Carl's Jr. the same thing as Hardee's??

The answer is here.

 

[b0mbrman]

Yawp, both are owned by CKE, Carl Karcher Enterprises