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BEST ANSWER  decided by votes   |  tracebooks  |  May 29, 2009 12:46 PM  |  view on twitter
I think because they're small and salty, like anchovies, and are often used in Mediterranean cuisine, like anchovies.

They're actually pickled flower buds.

http://www.bfeedme.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/Capparis%20Spinosa%20Capers.jpg

http://waynesword.palomar.edu/images/capers1b.gif

http://phillips.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/224capers.jpg

They aren't these at all:

http://www.babbonyc.com/images/food/anchovies-360.jpg
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I've cooked with them for years.

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