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A raisin is a dried up [[Grapefruit|grape]]. They are produced in many regions of the world and can be eaten raw, and are used in [[Sharty:Goyslop|cooking, baking and brewing]]. | A raisin is a dried up [[Grapefruit|grape]]. They are produced in many regions of the world and can be eaten raw, and are used in [[Sharty:Goyslop|cooking, baking and brewing]]. | ||
= What is a raisin? = | == What is a raisin? == | ||
There are multiple different types of grape that are unable to produce raisins. An example of this is the [[Oman|Omani]] grape which instead of making raisins, is used often in date soups instead. Thanks to the grape having no seeds it is perfect for drying down into a wrinkly treat that is often sold in English countries like [[New Zealand]] and [[America]]. Specifically most raisins come from the Thompson Seedless [[Sharty:variant:unknown|variant]]. However other variants like the [[Oman|Muscat]] and [[Saudi Arabia|Sultan]], and [[Djibouti|Corinthian]] are also used. Muscat and Sultan raisins are grown often in [[Sharty:Arabs|the middle east]] and the Corinthian raisin is grown from the Corinthian wheat fields in [[Eritrea]], [[Somalia]], and [[Djibouti]]. | There are multiple different types of grape that are unable to produce raisins. An example of this is the [[Oman|Omani]] grape which instead of making raisins, is used often in date soups instead. Thanks to the grape having no seeds it is perfect for drying down into a wrinkly treat that is often sold in English countries like [[New Zealand]] and [[America]]. Specifically most raisins come from the Thompson Seedless [[Sharty:variant:unknown|variant]]. However other variants like the [[Oman|Muscat]] and [[Saudi Arabia|Sultan]], and [[Djibouti|Corinthian]] are also used. Muscat and Sultan raisins are grown often in [[Sharty:Arabs|the middle east]] and the Corinthian raisin is grown from the Corinthian wheat fields in [[Eritrea]], [[Somalia]], and [[Djibouti]]. | ||
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A raisin is a dried up grape. They are produced in many regions of the world and can be eaten raw, and are used in cooking, baking and brewing.
What is a raisin?
There are multiple different types of grape that are unable to produce raisins. An example of this is the Omani grape which instead of making raisins, is used often in date soups instead. Thanks to the grape having no seeds it is perfect for drying down into a wrinkly treat that is often sold in English countries like New Zealand and America. Specifically most raisins come from the Thompson Seedless variant. However other variants like the Muscat and Sultan, and Corinthian are also used. Muscat and Sultan raisins are grown often in the middle east and the Corinthian raisin is grown from the Corinthian wheat fields in Eritrea, Somalia, and Djibouti.