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Stuffed grape leaves with a mint sauce

This is a list of notable grape dishes and foods that are prepared using grapes as a primary ingredient. Raisin dishes and foods are also included in this article.

Grape dishes and foods[edit]

A typical grape pie
Torta Bertolina

A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus Vitis.

  • Jallab – a type of fruit syrup popular in the Middle East made from carob, dates, grape molasses and rose water
  • Pekmez – a molasses-like syrup obtained after condensing juices of fruit must, especially grape
  • Moustalevria – a traditional Greek kind of pudding made of grape must mixed with flour and boiled until thick.
  • Torta Bertolina – a typical autumnal dessert from the northern Italian town of Crema presented in a round shape, but it is often available cut into slices. It has a golden brown hue and the fragrance of the small American or Concord grapes, which are one of its main ingredients.
  • Vincotto – a dark, sweet, thick paste made by the slow cooking of grapes[4]

Beverages[edit]

Raisin dishes and foods[edit]

Raisin cake in Miltenberg, Germany

A raisin is a dried grape.[5] Raisins are produced in many regions of the world and may be eaten raw or used in cooking, baking, and brewing.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Great Southern Food Festival Cookbook – Mindy Henderson
  2. ^ American Profile Hometown Cookbook: A Celebration of America's Table. p. 313.
  3. ^ Aizpurua-Olaizola, Oier; Ormazabal, Markel; Vallejo, Asier; Olivares, Maitane; Navarro, Patricia; Etxebarria, Nestor; Usobiaga, Aresatz (2015-01-01). "Optimization of Supercritical Fluid Consecutive Extractions of Fatty Acids and Polyphenols from Vitis Vinifera Grape Wastes". Journal of Food Science. 80 (1): E101–E107. doi:10.1111/1750-3841.12715. PMID 25471637.
  4. ^ "Vincotto". Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  5. ^ Dom Costello. "Kew Gardens explanation". Kew.org. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  6. ^ Mark Bricklin, ed. (1994). Prevention Magazine's Nutrition Advisor: The Ultimate Guide to the Health-Boosting and Health-Harming Factors in Your Diet. Rodale. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-87596-225-2.

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