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currants

what is it?

Related to the gooseberry, currants can be either red, white or black. Black currants are sweetest, then white, and then red, which tend to be tart. Because of their tartness, red currants are consumed in their cooked form more often than fresh, but blackcurrants, also somewhat tart but quite sweeter, are made into liqueurs, cordials, candies, jams, jellies and syrups and are most popular. Both red and black also lend themselves well to savory dishes, as their sweet-tart flavor provides a pleasant contrast. They are in season from June through August, but are available year-round in dried form. However, dried currents are actually not currants at all, but rather the dried zante grape from Greece.

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