Zante currant
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Zante currants, Corinth raisins, Corinthian raisins or simply currants, are raisins of the small, sweet, seedless grape cultivar Black Corinth. The name comes from the Anglo-French phrase "raisins de
Left: Thompson Seedless grape raisins. Right: Zante currants.
Sun-drying Zante currants on Zakynthos, with the grape vineyard in the background
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Blackcurrant
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The blackcurrant, black currant or cassis is a deciduous shrub in the family Grossulariaceae grown for its edible berries. It is native to temperate parts of central and northern Europe and northern A
Zante currant
…de Corinthe" (grapes of Corinth) and the Ionian island of Zakynthos (Zante), which was once the major producer and exporter. It is not related to black, red or white currants, which are berries of shrubs in the genus Ribes and not usually prepared in dried form. The Zante currant is one of the oldest…
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In mountains of Buryatia, Russia
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Close-up of berries