Authentic Thai Recipe Ingredient: Longan
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Longan
ลำไย (Lamyai, Lum yai)
Longan is sweet, juicy and succulent. Apart from being eaten fresh, is also often used in snacks, desserts, and sweet-and-sour foods, either fresh or dried, sometimes canned with syrup in supermarkets.