Selection and storage
Longan fruits will be prepared for harvesting by July finish and August first week. In the markets, select spherical brown longans with intact surfaces. Ripe berries simply yield to thumb strain. Avoid small, unripe, or dysmorphic berries, and people exhibiting cracks, dried, and shriveled as they are usually much less flavorful.
At house, eat longans as early as potential. Otherwise, place them in a cool, well-ventilated place for 3-5 days. Store within the fridge for 1-2 weeks in a paper pack to keep away from moisture build-up. Peeled/seeded fruits, nevertheless, perish early and needs to be consumed early.
Preparation and serving strategies
Longans can be utilized in the identical means as lychee and lanzones. To put together, simply wash the fruit in chilly water and mop dry utilizing a clear towel. Peel the outer cowl by splitting it close to the stem finish after which working downwards. You can both pit the fruit, or put it within the mouth, gently squeeze out (separating) the pit from the flesh between tongue and tooth, and spit out the seed (pit) after sucking juice and aril.
Just like different soapberry household fruits like lychee, ripe longans are typically eaten uncooked out of hand. Enjoy their candy and musky arils and spit-out seeds.
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| Longan egg-white souffle dessert. Photo courtesy: Chee.hong. |
Here are some serving suggestions:
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Longans are one of many standard desk fruits in Southeast Asian households. Just take pleasure in them with none add on/seasonings.
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They can be utilized in salads, additions in ice lotions, sorbets, and shakes.
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Whole, or pitted berries will be added to fruit salads with different complementing summer time treats like mango, lychee, rambutan, snake fruit, and so forth.
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Longan eggwhite whisked souffle is a well-liked dessert in Vietnam.
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Dried longans are utilized in Chinese natural medication as a soothing infusion.
Safety profile
Unripe, uncooked fruits comprise astringent compounds like tannins, which can burn the oral cavity, tongue, palates, and throat. Discard longans seeds.
Pregnant ladies can take pleasure in longans in restricted portions, however keep away from chewing the seeds.
Research research recommend that consuming too many soapberry household fruits like longan, lychee, akhee, and rambutan could end in hypoglycemia
(low blood sugar ranges), particularly in undernourished kids. The signs of hypoglycemic encephalopathy could embody headache, thirst, sweating, vomiting, lethargy, seizures, coma, and loss of life over a span of hours to days. (Reference: Spencer PS, Palmer VS, Mazumder R. Probable Toxic Cause for Suspected Lychee-Linked Viral Encephalitis. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015;21(5):904-905). (Medical disclaimer).
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Further References:
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Fruits of Vietnam. (opens new window)
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Production information.– PDF.