: the acid usually prickly fruit of any of several shrubs (genus Ribes, especially R. hirtellum of the U.S. and R. uva-crispa of Europe) grouped especially formerly in the saxifrage family but now often placed in a separate family (Grossulariaceae, the gooseberry family)
Recent Examples on the WebSoft, creamy cheese contrasts with small orange berries that hail from Eastern Europe and Central Asia, which are pickled in apple cider vinegar made from Apple Hill fruit and have a sweet-tart taste somewhat similar to gooseberries.—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024 Each chef had five minutes to taste ingredients like anchovies, za’atar, okra, pork chops, quinoa, umeboshi, gooseberries, watermelon, flank steak and more.
Should've been a cinch for these chefs’ refined palates, right?—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2024 Now Uh and wife Mina Park focus on a succinct $110 tasting menu, served at a just-right pace designed for Angelenos, with centerpieces like skate wing ssam cradled in butter lettuce with fresh herbs and brightening slicks of gooseberry emulsion and seaweed remoulade.—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024 Chef Will Gilson makes excellent use of scallops’ briny, milky texture with a crudo drizzled in brown butter, with flashes of flavor from gooseberries and spicy jalapeño.—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gooseberry
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