Currants Zante 1 lb Bulk Dried Fruit Pack Zante Currants is a variety of small, sweet, seedless black grape named after Corinth and the Ionian island of Zakynthos (Zante) and not to be confused with the original currants like black currants, red currants or white currants which are berries of shrubs in the Ribes genus and are in a different family altogether. The name currant apparently comes from the Anglo-French phrase "raisins de Corinthe" Raisins of Corinth. "Zante" is a recent prefix given to distinguish them from the Ribes berry currants. Zante currants are very small and intensely flavored. When dried, they are often referred to as dried currants or just "currants" and in this form are used in cooking, especially baking and are a major ingredient in currant slice (or currant square) and currant cake.
