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Green gooseberries Red berries of Ribes uva-crispa. Gooseberry (/ ˈ ɡ uː s b ɛ r i / GOOSS-berr-ee or / ˈ ɡ uː z b ɛ r i / GOOZ-berr-ee (American and northern British) or / ˈ ɡ ʊ z b ər i / GUUZ-bər-ee (southern British)) [1] is a common name for many species of Ribes (which also includes currants), as well as a large number of plants of similar appearance, and also several ...
Taste: Sweet-tart, like a raspberry-blackberry hybrid Health benefits: The loganberry's high vitamin C content made them a favorite of the British navy back in the day to prevent scurvy .
Ribes (/ ˈ r aɪ b iː z /) [5] is a genus of about 200 known species of flowering plants, most of them native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. [2] The species may be known as various kinds of currants, such as redcurrants, blackcurrants, and whitecurrants, or as gooseberries, and some are cultivated for their edible fruit or as ornamental plants.
Cape gooseberries are made into fruit-based sauces, pies, puddings, chutneys, jams and ice cream, or eaten fresh in salads and fruit salads. [2] In Latin America , it is often consumed as a batido or smoothie , [ 21 ] and because of its showy husk, it is used in restaurants as a decorative garnish for desserts .
Jamaican gooseberry tree, an herb-like plant; The "Star gooseberry", meaning either: Phyllanthus acidus, the "Otaheite gooseberry", the only Phyllanthoideae with edible fruit, or; Sauropus androgynus, a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable; Within family Solanaceae: Physalis angulata, also called balloon or cutleaf groundcherry
Merriam-Webster defines "fruit" as "the usually edible reproductive body of a seed plant." Most often, these seed plants are sweet and enjoyed as dessert (think berries and melons), but some ...
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The ripe fruit will hang on the bush in good condition through late summer, and is eaten by birds. The somewhat unripe fruit can be used in cooking recipes as a gooseberry. Like blackcurrants, the fruit freezes well, and like many other members of the genus Ribes , it is rich in vitamin C .