Caper buds. Capers are a distinctive ingredient in Italian cuisine, especially in Sicilian, Aeolian and southern Italian cooking. They are commonly used in salads, pasta salads, meat dishes, and pasta sauces. Examples of uses in Italian cuisine are chicken piccata and "spaghetti alla puttanesca". Capers are known for being one of the ingredients of tartar sauce. They are often served with cold smoked salmon or cured salmon dishes (especially lox and cream cheese). Capers and caper berries are sometimes substituted for olives to garnish a martini. Capers are categorized and sold by their size, defined as follows, with the smallest sizes
Soy sauce Some make black bean soy sauce, which is very widely used in Chinese and Oriental cooking as an excellent flavor enhancer. In Thailand, soy sauce is called "sii-íu" (). "Sii-íu kǎao" (, "white soy sauce") is used as regular soy sauce in Thai cuisine, while "sii-íu dam" (, "black soy sauce") is used primarily for colour. Another darker-coloured variety, "sii-íu wǎan" (, "sweet soy sauce") is used for dipping sauces. "Sɔ́ɔt prung rót" (, "seasoning sauce") is also commonly used in modern Thai cuisine. In Vietnam, Chinese-style soy sauce is called "xì dầu" (derived from the Cantonese name 豉油) or