New Zealand Blackcurrants can be used for a wide variety of dishes such as sweet jams and desserts, sweets, salty and spicy snacks, as a sauce for meat dishes, and as a tasty beverage addition. As a super fruit from New Zealand, New Zealand Blackcurrants not only taste great but are also very healthy because of their high levels of anthocyanin antioxidants and Vitamin C. The especially dark purple colour of New Zealand Blackcurrants adds an exciting berry colour to any dish.

A group of culinary experts in New Zealand have described New Zealand Blackcurrants’ flavour as follows:

“The rustic sweetness of New Zealand Blackcurrants is not found in other fruits. The unique smell is a mixture of raspberry, gooseberry, and passion fruit with hints of rose and carnation. It is a fascinating scent. The taste has a bitter edge but tends more toward sweetness and sourness. New Zealand Blackcurrants have an aftertaste that is light but not sweet.”