A raisin is actually a grape. In English, both are "grapes". If subdivided, raisins are a kind of grapes, which are produced in the United States. In the process of commodity circulation, markets in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Shanghai and other places usually refer to Eurasian grapes with large grains, thick skin, little juice, good quality, hard separation of skin and flesh, and storage and transportation resistance as raisins. According to different colors, they refer to bright red grapes as red grapes, purple-black grapes as black grapes, and yellow-green grapes as green grapes. And the fruit with large particles, soft texture, juicy and easy peeling is called grape, such as Kyoho grape, thus forming two names. Generally imported grapes are classified as raisins, so the value of raisins is naturally high.

Grapes are very good for your health. Chinese medicine believes that they have the effects of "enriching blood and strengthening Chilean bones and muscles, invigorating stomach and promoting fluid production to eliminate polydipsia, benefiting qi and diuresis, nourishing kidney and liver, and looking good". After being made into dried products, it has a stronger nourishing effect: the contents of iron, calcium, glucose, minerals, vitamins and amino acids are very rich, and it is a good nourishing product for children, women and people with weakness and anemia. Dried raisins can also effectively reduce cholesterol in blood, inhibit the oxidation of bad cholesterol in blood, detoxify and relieve constipation, and prevent cancer and heart disease. It is a good snack for middle-aged and elderly people.

Besides being used as snacks or cakes, raisins can also be used to make exquisite dishes, such as fried sea fish with raisins, lettuce salad with raisins, braised chicken with raisins, braised rice with raisins, etc. In western food, there are more raisins. When mothers are worried about what to eat for the next meal, they might as well consider adding raisins to the menu, and maybe they can harvest their children's "hearts."