The whole herb is used with flowers and stems, both fresh and dried. It goes very well with potato dishes and legumes.
Redcurrants are processed to red fruit soups and summer pudding, juice and ice cream. And many more…
Many plants with aromatic leaves are called “laurel” or “bay”, but none of them taste like true laurel.
The strawberries-like red fruits are edible, but taste dull and watery.
Like their red relatives, white currants are popular garden plants, but their fruits are sweeter.
The gooseberry grows in many gardens and can be picked fresh from the bush or eaten as light green jelly or compote.