who can tell me?

Question

Whats the difference between a raisin? a currant? and a sultana?
also who knows the difference between a mandarin? a satsuma and a clementine???
thanx
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Answer 1

Raisins are dried red grapes.

Sultanas are indeed dried white grapes - hence why they're juicier and sweeter.

Currants are, um, currants and you can eat them fresh or dried like raisins

And the difference between satsumas, clementines and mandarins is size and sweetness

Hope that helps!

Answer 2

The sultana is a type of white, seedless grape of Turkish or Persian origin, as well as a type of raisin made from it; such sultana raisins are often called simply sultanas. They are commonly used in South Asian cooking, where they are called Kishmish. These are typically larger than the currants made from Zante grapes but smaller than 'normal' raisins, and are noted for their sweetness and golden colour.[1]
Satsuma Mandarin, also known as Mikan, a citrus species

A clementine or Satsuma, or Mandarin, is the fruit of Citrus reticulata, and may be a cross between a mandarin orange and an orange created by the Algerian priest Pierre Clément in 1902. It has been proposed that it was "originally an accidental hybrid said to have been discovered by Father Clément Rodier in the garden of his orphanage in Misserghin, Algeria." - however, there are claims it originated in China much earlier.

Answer 3

Raisins are dried grapes, currants are just that: Currants. Could be either black or white. As for sultanas - well, I always used to think they were white grapes. Now I'm not so sure.
And I'm still trying to find the difference between the mandarins, satsumas and clementines ... I'll keep watching.

Answer 4

You got your answer of the raisins: Here's what I know about oranges:

Tangerine, Satsuma orange and mandarin orange are common names for the species Citrus reticulata. Mandarin orange is the preferred common name according to Hortus Third. 'Clementine' is a cultivar (cultivated variety) of Citrus reticulata. Satsuma orange is also the name of a horticultural class of mandarin oranges that are the most cold hardy of commercial citrus. The horticultural class, Satsuma orange, includes several cultivars of Citrus reticulata.

Wyman (1986) notes that tangerines tend to be smaller than Satsumas with orange skin and flesh. Satsumas tend to be larger than tangerines with yellower skin
and flesh.

Answer 5

er...the spelling