Longan is a tropical fruit from the Sapindaceae family, closely related to lychee and rambutan. With its juicy, sweet texture ...

While fresh lychees may still be ... and some cooks even add the fruit to spicy curries, as its sweetness helps to temper the heat. The longan, like the lychee, has a cute nickname -- it's called ...

Longans can be found fresh and canned in Thai and Chinese ... fried rice with crispy duck and spring onion. Longan flesh is best eaten raw in fruit salads, but can be very lightly simmered in ...