TIL that capers, which I knew were pickled flower buds, are actually pickled nasturtiums
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Replying to @gordonguthrie
TIL Word origin of 'nasturtium' C17: from Latin: kind of cress, from nāsus nose + tortus twisted, from torquēre to twist, distort; so called because the pungent smell causes one to wrinkle one's nose
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Replying to @darachennis @gordonguthrie
Whichever Roman named this... tip of the hat
1:43 PM - 4 Jun 2019
from Berlin, Germany
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