Iicurrants ngamaqunube amancinci avunwa kakhulu eYurophu. Amaqunube avuthwe kakhulu ekupheleni kukaJuni xa ilusuku lwaseSt. Kulapho igama livela khona. ESwitzerland, zikwabizwa ngokuba yi "Meertauli" naseAustria "Ribiseln". Oku kuvela kwigama le-genus, "Ribes" ngolwimi lwesiLatini.
Iicurrants zikhula ematyholweni. Zinencasa emuncu, kodwa zikwanazo neevithamini C kunye no-B ezininzi. Oku kuzenza zibe kukutya okunempilo.
Ukutya okuninzi okumnandi kunokwenziwa ngeecurrants, njengejam, ijusi, okanye ijeli. Ijeli isoloko isetyenziswa njengokukhapha izitya zomdlalo. Iicurrants nazo zifanelekile kwiidessert ezininzi ezifana ne-ayisikrimu okanye iikeyiki. Apho zihombise ngokugqithisileyo. Ukongeza, kukho newayini eyenziwe kwi-currants. Ukuba ukhe umkhenkce esanda kuthathwa, ungagcina i-currants ixesha elide kakhulu.
Kwibhayoloji, i-currants yenza i-genus. Kukho iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zoku. Eyona nto ibalulekileyo yi-currants ebomvu kunye nemnyama. Kodwa zikwafumaneka ngemhlophe. Ngaphezulu kolu didi lusapho lwezityalo. Oku kuquka amaqunube. Ngoko i-gooseberries kunye ne-currants zihlobene ngokusondeleyo.