Dried Longan (Gui Yuan)
殻を割ると黒い真珠！スープを極上に変える「龍の目」
Description
The dried form (shell-on or peeled) of 'Longan', a tropical fruit similar to lychee. Medically considered to 'replenish Qi/blood and induce deep sleep'. Like Monk Fruit or Goji, it is heavily used as a spice in Chinese soups and hot pots to extract 'elegant, fruity sweetness and depth' without using sugar.
Classification: Everyone, Spice, Medicinal, Gui Yuan, Longan, Soup, Hot Pot, Sweetness
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How to use
Ingredients
- Dried fruit of Dimocarpus longan(Longan)
Instructions
- [Typical Uses]
- [Hot Pot/Medicinal Soup]: Crack the shell and simmer the black flesh (with seed) in chicken/pork bone broth. Imparts a brown-sugar-like depth to the soup.
- Steep in hot water with jujubes and goji as a health tea for women (Gui Yuan Hong Zao Cha).
- Boil sweet with white wood ears for dessert.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Extremely rich、smoky sweetness like condensed lychee and brown sugar
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Substitute sweetness with dried jujubes (dates) or a dash of brown sugar
Pairing
All Medicinal Soups / Paitan Hot Pot / Herbal Tea
Trivia
The cool name 'Dragon's Eye' (Longan) comes from the black seed and white flesh looking like a glaring eyeball. Sold massively in Chinese supermarkets alongside jujubes as a popular health fruit.
Eating tips & etiquette
Shell-on ones crack easily with a light pinch of the fingers. The black flesh inside makes a deliciously sweet, caramel-like snack eaten raw.
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