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Tapenade is a Provençal name for a spread, condiment and culinary ingredient consisting of puréed or finely chopped olives, capers, and sometimes anchovies. The name comes from the Provençal word for capers, tapenas. It is a popular food in the south of France, where it is generally eaten as an hors d'œuvre spread on bread, with fish, in salads, and sometimes used to stuff poultry for the main course.

History of similar dishes
Olive-based dishes can be found in ancient times. For example, in Columella's De re rustica and epityrum from Cato the Elder were Greek dips adopted by the Romans that included olives but also many ingredients like celery, leeks, rue, mint, wine and vinegar. Tapenade is based mainly on capers and olives. ==Preparation==
Preparation
The base ingredients of tapenade are olives and capers. In various regions, tapenade is often flavored differently, with other ingredients such as garlic, herbs, anchovies, lemon juice, or brandy. ==Serving==
Serving
: Warm goat cheese salad with eggplant tapenade. Tapenade may be served as an appetizer atop crusty bread or crudités; incorporated in salad and fish dishes; and used as a condiment. ==See also==
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