Currant

Japanese: カラント

Also known as currant. A general term for several fruit trees in the genus Ribes in the family Saxifragaceae. Unlike the gooseberry, which is in the same genus, the Ribes is thornless and has many flowers arranged in racemes. It is a deciduous shrub that prefers cool climates and is broadly divided into red-fruited species (redcurrant) and black-fruited species (blackcurrant). The flowers are yellowish-green and grow in drooping racemes, and the fruit is a spherical berry 5 to 8 mm in diameter. It is mainly grown in Northern Europe. It is very sour and is rarely eaten raw, but is instead used to make juice, jam, jelly, etc.

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Japanese:

フサスグリとも。ユキノシタ科スグリ属の数種の果樹の総称。同属のグーズベリー（スグリ）がとげをもつのに対し，植物体にとげがなく，花は多数が総状につく。冷涼な気候を好む落葉小低木で，赤果種（レッドカラント），黒果種（ブラックカラント）に大別される。花は黄緑色で，たれ下がった総状花序につき，果実は球形の液果で，径５〜8mm。主産地は北ヨーロッパ。酸味が強く生食することは少なく，ジュース，ジャム，ゼリーなどにする。

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