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Did you know that the currant belongs to the same large family as the gooseberry and the blackcurrant? Indeed, these wild fruits native to Asia and North America are part of the <\/span>Grossulariaceae<\/span><\/i> family and belong to the genus Ribes. Currant is found everywhere in Canada except in the Far North. It grows on a small thorny or prickly shrub. It is red to dark purple in color and has a sour taste.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did you know that currant is rarely eaten plain? Indeed, in cooking it is mainly used to make sauces, jellies and liqueurs, while its leaves, buds and marc have medicinal, naturopathic and cosmetic uses.<\/span><\/p>\n

Purchase<\/u><\/h3>\n

Gooseberries hit the markets in July and disappear in August. Choose them translucent and very shiny, in whole clusters without detached fruits.<\/span><\/p>\n

Preserve<\/u><\/h3>\n

They can only be kept for 4 to 5 days in the fridge, preferably unwashed to increase shelf life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prepare<\/u><\/h3>\n

Eat them fresh, cooked in chutney or even pan-fried, as an accompaniment to your fatty fish, game and other tastier meats. Also make pies, coulis, jams.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stay healthy<\/u><\/h3>\n

Currant is a small tart fruit that is very interesting to consume as part of a balanced diet. It is low in calories, promotes satiety and slows the effects of aging. It contains many antioxidants (vitamin C, beta carotene) to fight against oxidative stress and is rich in potassium, a mineral essential for the proper functioning of the body at full levels.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Did you know that the currant belongs to the same large family as the gooseberry and the blackcurrant? Indeed, these wild fruits native to Asia and North America are part of the Grossulariaceae family and belong to the genus Ribes. Currant is found everywhere in Canada except in the Far North. It grows on a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":757,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[74],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-722","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-vegetables","7":"producers-michel-sauriol-en","9":"first","10":"instock","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/placedesproducteurs.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/placedesproducteurs.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/placedesproducteurs.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/placedesproducteurs.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/placedesproducteurs.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/placedesproducteurs.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=722"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/placedesproducteurs.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=722"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/placedesproducteurs.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}