Ama-currants amajikijolo amancane avunwa kakhulu eYurophu. Amajikijolo avuthwe kakhulu ekupheleni kukaJuni uma kuwuSuku Luka-St. Kulapho-ke igama livela khona. E-Switzerland, zibizwa nangokuthi "Meertauli" nase-Austria "Ribiseln". Lokhu kuvela egameni lohlobo, "Ribes" ngolimi lwesiLatini.
Ama-currants akhula ezihlahleni. Ziba muncu, kodwa futhi ziqukethe amavithamini C no-B amaningi. Lokhu kuzenza zibe ukudla okunempilo.
Izitsha eziningi ezimnandi zingenziwa ngama-currants, njengojamu, ijusi, noma ijeli. Ijeli ivame ukusetshenziswa njengokuphelezela izitsha zemidlalo. Ama-currants nawo afaneleka kuma-dessert amaningi afana ne-ayisikhilimu noma amakhekhe. Kukhona zokuhlobisa ngokwedlulele. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kukhona ngisho newayini elenziwe ngama-currants. Uma uwafriza asanda kukhiwa, ungagcina ama-currants isikhathi eside kakhulu.
Ku-biology, ama-currant akha uhlobo oluthile. Kunezinhlobo ezahlukene zalokhu. Okubaluleke kakhulu ama-currants abomvu namnyama. Kodwa futhi ayatholakala ngombala omhlophe. Ngaphezulu kohlobo lomndeni wezitshalo. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ama-gooseberries. Ngakho ama-gooseberries nama-currants ahlobene eduze.