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Dimocarpus longan, commonly known as the longan (/ ˈ l ɒ ŋ ɑː n /) and dragon's eye, is a tropical tree species that produces edible fruit. [3] It is one of the better-known tropical members of the soapberry family Sapindaceae , to which the lychee and rambutan also belong. [ 3 ]
Longan wine is a Southeast Asian fermented drink made of the fruit of Dimocarpus longan, more commonly called longan or dark-skinned dragon's eye. While originating in China, it has also become a speciality in a number of locations in Southeast Asia such as the Vietnamese province of Bac Lieu .
Dimocarpus is a genus of trees or shrubs in the flowering plant family Sapindaceae.It includes 7 species which grow naturally in tropical south and Southeast Asia, Malesia, Papuasia, and Australasia, including Sri Lanka, India, the Philippines, southern China, Taiwan, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, East Timor, far north-eastern Queensland, Australia.
"The Dragon Girl and the Abbess of Mo-Shan: Gender and Status in the Ch'an Buddhist Tradition". Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies. 5 (1): 19–36. Levering, Miriam L. (2013). "The Dragon Daughter". In Vanessa R. Sasson (ed.). Little Buddhas : Children and Childhoods in Buddhist Texts and Traditions. Oxford University ...
Longan (dragon's eye) Lúcuma; Lychee; Macadamia; Malay apple (rose apple; pommerac in French) Manila tamarind, Madras thorn, monkeypod tree or camachile,) Mamey apple; Mamey sapote (abricó in Portuguese) Mango; Mangosteen; Marang; Miracle fruit; mousami, musami, mosambi, sweet lime, sweet lemon, and sweet limetta]] Natal plum; Papaya; Passion ...
Longyan (simplified Chinese: 龙岩; traditional Chinese: 龍巖; pinyin: Lóngyán ⓘ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lêng-nâ or Liong-nâ; lit. 'dragon rock'; Hakka: Liùng-ngàm; Longyan dialect: Liông-nâ [liɔŋ˩nã˩]) is a prefecture-level city in south-western Fujian Province, China, bordering Guangdong to the south and Jiangxi to the west.
The first line of stores that opened in Seoul who marketed it as kkul-tarae were inspired from the Dragon's beard candy that was sold in Chinese hotels. Despite initially revealing its Chinese origins explicitly, the Korean brands later changed their marketing strategy by attributing a fake history for the dessert, claiming it as a traditional ...
The longan, which means "dragon eye" in Chinese. A related species called mata kucing (literally "cat's eye" in Malay) has a virtually identical taste to commercially cultivated longan. However, the mata kucing fruit ( Euphoria malaiense ) is smaller, the fleshy aril is thinner, and the yellow rind is bumpy and leathery like a lychee fruit.