(raisin vodka). It is also preserved by drying and salting, or made into fruit leather or paste, which are enjoyed as a children's treat or used as a sour seasoning, similar to plum, pomegranate and tamarind.

The fruit of Cornus mas (together with the fruit of C. officinalis) has a history of use in traditional Chinese medicine in which it is known as shanzhuyú ?}} and used to retain the jing.