Thursday, March 22, 2007

dragon eyes

speaking of strange fruits, I wonder how many of you know of or have tried this one ? It's one of my favorites, but I never get it in Portugal, so whenever I find it somewhere else I get all excited. It's called longan or dragon eyes, and it's from Asian origin. Pretty much like lychees (fresh lychees, of course, not the canned ones) but I like their taste better.

6 comments:

Oiyi said...

I love Longans! I can get them here in NYC ChinaTown during the summer, but it's not cheap. They are sweeter than lychees, as lychees sometimes have a tart undertone. My sister loves longans, but doesn't like lychees.

Flor said...

Nunca provei. O aspecto é parecido com as lichias sim, só não tem biquinhos na casca

Anonymous said...

We those here too, but not very often. I like them but I love fresh lychees!

Anonymous said...

ah... for tropical fruits!
well, guess I am lucky then I grew up with fresh longans (my uncle had some longan trees in the back yard). They are nice.

Btw, they are called "mata kucing" in Malay - which means "cat's eye". Thought you may like to know that.

Occasionally have them in Melbourne.

Anonymous said...

They are best when fresh because they're crunchier then. It falls into the "cool & wet" type of fruits in Chinese culture which means it shouldn't be eaten in big quantities.

But I don't heed this advice because I love 'em!

Anonymous said...

Já provei e são deliciosos, muito parecidos com as lichias...