But what about those other dried fruits on the store shelves: sultanas, golden raisins and currants? We often see them in simlar recipes (and they're often substituted for one another), but we're ...

and often “sultana” is used as a synonym for golden raisins. But true sultanas hail from Turkey, where the pale-golden green grapes are an ancestor of our common Thompson seedless, according ...

Small and golden in color, these are the most common type of raisins. Sultanas: Lighter and sweeter than other raisin types, sultanas are often used in baking and salads. Currants: These are tiny ...