Are raisins dried grapes?

The word"raisin" dates back to Middle English and is a loanword from Old French; in modern French, raisin means"grape", while a dried grape is a raisin sec, or"dry grape". The Old French word, in turn, developed from the Latin word racemus,"a bunch of grapes". read more

Raisins are dried white Moscatel grapes. They are dried resulting in a dark, dried fruit and like a currant, dense in texture yet bursting with sweet flavor. read more

The word "raisin" dates back to Middle English and is a loanword from Old French; in modern French, raisin means "grape", while a dried grape is a raisin sec, or "dry grape". The Old French word, in turn, developed from the Latin word racemus, "a bunch of grapes". read more