Wednesday Word: Longan

[calzephyr]

Longan - noun.

A longan, also called a dragon's eye is both the name of a tree and the edible fruit produced by that tree. The trees thrive in mainland China, Vietnam, and Taiwan. The name is derived from lùhng-ngáahn, which literally means "dragon's eye" in Cantonese. Once the fruit is peeled, the inside flesh looks somewhat like an eyeball.

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[minoanmiss]

I ate those in Jamaica ! We callled them guineps

[calzephyr]

Neat! Now that I know about them, I'll have to look for them at the Asian supermarket.