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Dishes made with capers

5 dishes from around the world that list capers as a main ingredient.

Pastelón 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic and 1 moreLayered casserole of sweet plantains and seasoned meat from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Königsberger KlopseMeat 🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreGerman meatballs in a creamy white sauce with capers Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Vitello tonnatoMeat 🇮🇹 Italy and 3 moreChilled veal slices covered in a creamy tuna sauce Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Lablabiلبلابي 🇹🇳 Tunisia and 1 moreTunisian chickpea soup poured over torn bread and topped with bold garnishes Soup, Breakfast, Lunch

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Lablabi: Habib M'henni, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Königsberger Klopse: Rainer Zenz at German Wikipedia, Public domain, source
Pastelón: Jonbuck9, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Vitello tonnato: cyclonebill, CC BY-SA 2.0, source

The weekly plate

Every Monday: seven dishes you may not know, what the world is cooking this week, and one way of eating.