A Zante currant is a variety of small, sweet, seedless grape named for the Ionian island Zakynthos. It is usually used for making raisins and, occasionally, wine. When dried, they are often referred to as dried currants and are used in cooking, especially baking. Zante currants are very small and intensely flavoured. They are not usually eaten 'raw' but they are the major ingredient in currant slice and currant cake. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Ionian Islands (Modern Greek: Ionia Nisia, Ιόνια Îησιά; Ancient Greek: Ionioi Nesoi, Ιόνιοι Îήσοι) are a group of islands in Greece. ... Zakynthos (Ζάκυνθος, also known as Zante), the third largest of the Ionian Islands, covers an area of 410 square kilometers and its coastline is roughly 123 kilometers in length. ... Raisins are dried grapes. ... Wine is an alcoholic beverage produced by the fermentation of grapes and grape juice. ...
They are not related to the currant berry in the ribes family. Species Syme whitecurrant L. redcurrant L. blackcurrant L. Eurasian gooseberry North American gooseberry Flowering currant Northern red currant Miccosukee Gooseberry and about 150 others The genus Ribes of flowering plants is the only one placed in the family Grossulariaceae. ...
Zante (ΖΑΚΥΝΘΟΣ in Greek), the third largest of the Ionian Islands, covers an area of 410 square kilometers and its coastline is roughly 123 kilometers in length.
Zante has a varied terrain, with fertile plains in the southeastern part and mountainous terrain with steep cliffs along the coasts on the west.
The Zantecurrant, a small sweet seedless grape is native to the island.
The acid fruit or berry of the Ribes rubrum or common red currant, or of its variety, the white currant.
Currant borer (Zo["o]l.), the larva of an insect that bores into the pith and kills currant bushes; specif., the larvae of a small clearwing moth ([AE]geria tipuliformis) and a longicorn beetle (Psenocerus supernotatus).
Currant worm (Zo["o]l.), an insect larva which eats the leaves or fruit of the currant.
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