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Zante currants, Corinth raisins, Corinthian raisins or outside the United States simply currants, are raisins of the small, sweet, seedless grape cultivar Black Corinth (Vitis vinifera). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The name comes from the Anglo-French phrase "raisins de Corinthe" (grapes of Corinth ) [ 5 ] and the Ionian island of Zakynthos (Zante), which was ...
In this instance the term currant refers to the Zante currant, not the fruit of the Ribes genus. California Seedless Grape Raisins on the left and California Zante Currants on the right along with a metric ruler for scale. The sultana was brought to Europe from the Ottoman Empire, and is known for its golden colour and delicate, sweet flavour.
I am also from the UK (West Yorkshire) and use the term "currant" for dried Zante currant/ Black Corinth grapes. I use them in various ways including adding them to porridge, baked beans, etc and also enjoy them on their own as a snack. 23 June 2009. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.148.30.93 02:37, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
The principal agricultural products are olive oil, currants, grapes and citrus fruit. The Zante currant is a small sweet seedless grape that is native to the island. The Bay of Laganas is the site of the first National Marine Park and the prime nesting area for loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean. [20]
Zante currant (US), dried black Corinth grapes; smaller than raisins (just "currant" in other English-speaking countries) Currant tomato, Solanum pimpinellifolium, small tomato species; Currant-tree, Amelanchier canadensis, also called Juneberry or shadblow serviceberry; Currant bush, Carissa spinarum also called conkerberry or bush plum
Bar-le-duc jelly (French pronunciation: [baʁ lə dyk]) is a highly regarded preparation of jelly originally composed of select whole seeded currants, typically white currants or red currants. [1] The name Bar-le-duc refers to the geographical origin of the preparation in the French town of Bar-le-duc .
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The white currant is also a cultivar of R. rubrum. [11] Although it is a sweeter and less pigmented variant of the redcurrant, not a separate botanical species, it is sometimes marketed with names such as R. sativum or R. silvestre, or sold as a different fruit. Currant bushes prefer partial to full sunlight and can grow in most types of soil. [11]