what is currants?

Answer 1

it is a berry that is often sold dried

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackcurrant The Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) is a species of currant native to central and northern Europe and northern Asia.

It is a small shrub growing to 1-2 m tall. The leaves are alternate, simple, 4-9 cm long and broad, and palmately lobed with five lobes, with a serrated margin. The flowers are 4-6 mm diameter, with five reddish-green to brownish petals; they are produced in racemes 5-10 cm long. The fruit is an edible berry 1 cm diameter, very dark purple in colour, almost black, with a glossy skin and a persistent calyx at the apex, and containing several seeds.

Plants from Asia are sometimes distinguished as a separate variety Ribes nigrum var. sibiricum, or even as a distinct species Ribes cyathiforme.
The Redcurrant (Ribes rubrum) is a member of the genus Ribes in the gooseberry family Grossulariaceae, native to parts of western Europe (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and northern Italy). It is a deciduous shrub normally growing to 1-1.5 m tall, occasionally 2 m, with five-lobed leaves arranged spirally on the stems. The flowers are inconspicuous yellow-green, in pendulous 4-8 cm racemes, maturing into bright red translucent edible berries about 8-12 mm diameter, with 3-10 berries on each raceme.

There are several other very similar species native in Europe, Asia and North America, also with edible fruit, though usually considered to have an inferior flavour. These include Ribes spicatum (northern Europe and northern Asia), R. schlechtendalii (northeast Europe), R. multiflorum (southeast Europe), R. petraeum (southwest Europe) and R. triste (North America; Newfoundland to Alaska and southward in mountains).

Answer 2

The New International Webster's Concise Dictionary Of The English Language / International Encyclopedic Edition / Trident Press International - 2000 Edition. Sidney I. Landau (editor in chief) Copyright (c) 1997: States on page / 174 right column mid-way down: cur-rant. (3) A small seedless raisin from the Levant.

Answer 3

Poutine is correct. They taste similar to rasins when they are dried. Golden raisins on the other hand, are raisins made from Thompson seedless grapes (green grapes) as opposed to the seedless red grapes of the typical raisin.

Answer 4

A type of berry. I forgot. They're good!

Answer 5

a golden raisin
they are softer
i like them better than the dark ones to cook with

Answer 6

It is a small, seedless, sweet grape.