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Description:

Distant relatives of the lychees, Longans are small, round, undistinguished-looking fruit. The brittle light brown skin encloses translucent, juicy-soft flesh around a single large, black inedible pit. Their perfumey flavor is delicate and sweet. Longans are grown throughout Southeast Asia and China, where they are particularly popular the Chinese name means " dragon’ s eye" (think Halloween). Fresh longans can be peeled and eaten like lychees, on their own or in 8 salads, sweet-and-sour dishes and stir-fries. Asian food stores sell longans canned in syrup. (This fruit is irradiated in Hawaii for shipment to the mainland)