Caper ❲2025❳

They are a staple in dishes like Chicken Piccata or pesto pasta to add a sharp, floral punch.

In the kitchen, capers are the unripened flower buds of the Capparis spinosa shrub, native to the Mediterranean basin .

In fiction and film, a caper is a subgenre of crime stories—often heist-focused—that follows the perspective of the criminals rather than the police .

The Thomas Crown Affair , Ocean’s Eleven , and the board game Caper: Europe . 3. Policy & Reporting: HUD CAPER