Emmy Eats Longan

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9 жыл бұрын

Tasting another new fruit -- longan -- a member of the soapberry family. I love it already. 🥰 New videos every Thursday & Saturday 8 pm EST!
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@thereyarosanna 7 жыл бұрын

she said Tortillas and I died laughing cuz that was the absolute LAST thing I ever expected her to say 😂

@BTLLGR 5 жыл бұрын

hahaha agree. but this fruit is so good.

@lennyensign9884 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@dhdhsdf9968 8 жыл бұрын

"....tastes almost like tortillas". I BURST OUT LAUGHING!!! xD xD

@sleepyfacedangel 8 жыл бұрын

Don't forget she also said "yeasty"..

@sleepyfacedangel 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visual, Lamington! I think of yeast bread. :D

@saragulyas3695 7 жыл бұрын

Lamington People who put yeast and vagina together probably haven't cooked anything in their life lol

@seiyuokamihimura5082 5 жыл бұрын

Same

@lananieves4595 7 жыл бұрын

Have you tried Caribbean quenepas? Related to lychees, but a much more tangy flavor. So good.

@ThisFish888 7 жыл бұрын

theyre the best tsting fruit ever

@elisadaly3496 6 жыл бұрын

They’re soo good!!!❤️👌🏻

@azulbee5970 3 жыл бұрын

better than lychees! limoncillos or spanish limes is what i like calling them

@fuuchan27 9 жыл бұрын

Whoooa! You found them! When did you film this episode? They're usually only available in midsummer! And long-ahn or long-yen, are indeed the proper pronunciation. When they're very ripe, the shell should be a deep golden brown with no hints of green. THey should be large and firm, but not rock hard. The flavor at its best is earthy (maybe that tortilla's flavor youre getting at), but intensely sweet with a flavor profile like honey. They are used as a sweetener when dried, that's how sweet they are. Unfortunately its common to get subpar longan around here 'cause of our shipping practices and the fact that theyre a non native fruit. They really are best only in mid to late summer. Otherwise they can just be kinda blandly sweet, or worse, flavorless.

@Nushgala 9 жыл бұрын

You explained that perfectly! If I ever come across them, I'll know what to look for and When to eat them. 😄

@KatieJoMikell 3 жыл бұрын

You can find them at MiamiFruit. Org.

@samhb8042 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for commenting. I came to this video specifically to explain the same thing. I was wildly disappointed that the ones she had were not impressive because I expected a much bigger, more excited reaction. I really wish she could find some good Longan and really try them.

@ethanotoroculus1060 2 ай бұрын

Growing up in the US I only ever found fresh longans so many times, but they were always a real treat to me when I did. For me they're leaps and bounds above the lychee and slightly above rambutan.

@fehiki 7 жыл бұрын

These are my absolute favourite. Here in Malaysia they're also called Buah Mata Kucing which translates to Cat's Eye Fruit instead of Dragon's Eye. And I think the flavour Emmy was trying to describe could be a sharpness to the sweet flavour, sort of like carbonated gassy drinks. You know how they have that sharp taste/feel on your tongue when you drink them? These fruits have that, too, but not as strong as the carbonated drinks.

@boopdoop2471 5 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU EMMY! I used to eat these all the time, my neighbors were from China and we were friends with their kids, they had these sometimes and we loved them! We never knew what they were called though and we haven’t been able to find them since!

@zlee001 8 жыл бұрын

thats how it taste like... very strong weird taste. taste weird at first but it can be addictive. once you eat five or six of it you wont be able to stop. :)

@marilynwarren2142 4 жыл бұрын

They really can be addictive. In season they are available here and aren't expensive. Great in a tropical fruit salad.

@lmfao.4411 4 жыл бұрын

If you eat more than 20 you might get constipated haha

@starry2835 4 жыл бұрын

jungkkuma uhhhhhhhh *and I oop-*

@vrishnivalaydon5716 9 жыл бұрын

My grandma had too huge longan trees in her yard. I grew up feasting on longan and lychees (litchis) during the Mauritian summer. Your video makes me so nostalgic !

@jkymerridew 9 жыл бұрын

I think the name 'Longan' comes from 'Long Ngan' (it's like an N sound that comes from the back of your throat but I have no idea how to write that down phonetically), the Cantonese name for the fruit and it literally it translates to 'Dragon Eye', which I always thought was pretty cool. We used to always buy a case of them whenever we went to the Asian supermarket so the taste is really nostalgic for me. :)

@SammyJ_Studios 9 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who first read the title as "Emmy Eats Logan"?

@saragulyas3695 7 жыл бұрын

Scámarca Productions When I first played it, the Internet went out for a second, and the title was stuck saying "Emmy Eats Long" lol

@kohi_beans 3 жыл бұрын

Saayymm

@freddietreehugger8144 3 жыл бұрын

No you are not the only one! I thought that myself! 😆😆😆

@gbasith 9 жыл бұрын

here, we also called it "Mata Kucing" or Cat's Eye. You have to try Manggis or Manggosteen, it tastes heavenly..!! The peel is dark but the fruit inside is beautifully white. You could guess how much the fruit inside by the pattern at the peel.

@snarkygrin4132 9 жыл бұрын

emmymadeinjapan I always describe them as having somewhat of a musky flavor. It's kind of amber-y; like when you accidentally get cologne/perfume in your mouth (only pleasant).

@fuuchan27 9 жыл бұрын

That's a great description of the flavor!

@IQzminus2 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah i would describe the flavour as at first you just get a super sweet straight up sugary taste (maybe some small hints of honey but that is about it), and then you get this second note with a hint of something that is extremely hard to describe yet feels familiar-ish. It’s sort of savoury, musky with almost a small smokey hint. But it does taste very plant like, a sort of floral savoury taste. Quite pleasant, but a little unexpected. And I wouldn’t say it’s umami packed either. So I don’t think that is it. I think they are okay, I think most people will like the fruit. Because it’s basically just taste like sugar with a very pleasant texture. As long as people can get over having a fruit with a faint but a bit unexpected aftertaste. And quite a few will probably grow to really enjoy the taste if they eat a bunch of them over a few days. I think they are okay. I can see why it’s quite often used in cooking. It’s a interesting ingredient that I can see loads of uses for, as well as eating it fresh as is.

@myshoe19 9 жыл бұрын

In Chinese, longan translates into dragons eye

@kerpella 9 жыл бұрын

Yup! Long (pronounced "loong")=dragon, an=eye :)

@saufi003 9 жыл бұрын

It's called mata kucing in Malaysia which means cats eye it's sweet I love it and I like to eat it following the layer of flesh that wrapped around the seed

@simmie96 9 жыл бұрын

These remind me of lanzones! Lanzones are soo sweet and soo good. You have to try them emmy!

@BuruRaven 9 жыл бұрын

Have you ever tried persimmon? It's very tasty and it's in season in my country. :)

@irisxie5627 9 жыл бұрын

I Love Persimmon!!!!!

@snitcheyes411 9 жыл бұрын

I second that! Persimmons would make a great video. Down here in North Carolina we sometimes call them simmerns (sim-urn) for short, and I'm always shocked at how many people don't know what they are. They make great pudding too. :)

@pengy_cow 9 жыл бұрын

Persimmon is so yummy. I have 10 in my fruit bowl right now. In Korean it's called Kam (감) 😆

@analyndelosun244 9 жыл бұрын

Oh huh your speak korean too! 안넝!!

@BuruRaven 9 жыл бұрын

Iris Xie Me too! (^_^)

@Akane1313 9 жыл бұрын

I went to the market with my mom today and saw a bag of these and decided to try them since I was so happy with rambutan. (Grabbed a dragon fruit too). I like them a lot, but even more than that, the seed is so pretty! I don't think I've ever been so taken with a seed in my life.

@Jazzfeather 9 жыл бұрын

I had this once, and I really loved the taste

@lavenderpetals64214 7 жыл бұрын

that actually sounds really good a fruit that tastes like my addiction to flour tortillas

@hamsters4ever1 9 жыл бұрын

Awe!how cute, they look like grapes.

@Hershark 9 жыл бұрын

I LOVE YOUR GLASSES.

@chenie23 8 жыл бұрын

You are so good on describing the taste, i love longan and rambutan we got those here in the Philippines!i love you emma,😘

@_Blasfemie 9 жыл бұрын

Here in Brazil we have a fruit called "pitanga", it's very refreshing and sour.. you would try it if find some around there. :)

@ashleyarias7444 4 жыл бұрын

I heard they also eat cashew fruit, not just the nut but the fruit in Brazil. I would like to see that

@_Blasfemie 4 жыл бұрын

@@ashleyarias7444 Yes we do! I actually dont like the taste of it, but my mom loves it tho haha

@dinkysinky7714 8 жыл бұрын

These are my absolute favorite fruit!

@Drazenlikesyourvideo 9 жыл бұрын

I've only had these a few times, but each time I really loved them! It's hard to find in my home town and the closest thing I can find to longan are rambutans (which are unfortunately expensive at my grocery store!) I think they have a similar flavor to rambutans and a more subtle flavor compared to lychee when ripe. The only way I can describe longan is sweet. To me there isn't any distinctive floral tones, or anything like that. They're just really refreshing and fun to eat on a hot summers day!

@bgishy 9 жыл бұрын

Never heard of or seen this fruit before... You are a wonderfully brave girl!

@brightpurpleviking 9 жыл бұрын

I love them! They're just like eating a peeled grape.

@rigbyfin 5 жыл бұрын

These are very sweet when fully ripe

@vivieecaroline8094 9 жыл бұрын

I love Longan ! One of my favorite fruit !

@Eadyt87 5 жыл бұрын

Longan is one of my favorite fruit, the ripe one is have watery juices like rambutan and so sweet smeels floral a lil and musk melony. It is better than lychee or even grape

@ChloeNarcis 9 жыл бұрын

Hey Emmy! :D I'm from Malaysia, and this fruit is called 'longan', the exact way you pronounced it but with more of the Malaysian accent. Anyways, you can tell when it's ripe by it's smell, it should release a very very strong, sweet-ish aroma. And also, I'd suggest you try Salak from Indonesia! :D

@annlee7816 8 жыл бұрын

It's eaten in Taiwan during the summer and it tastes like honey.the one you got is ripe but not too ripe.if you open one and you see white slimy stuff on it toss it cause the taste is already sour and fermented.to Taiwan and try the ones there,it's sweeter than the ones imported to foreign countries.i had the ones in Taiwan,and nothing beats the ones in asian southeast asian countries.

@tsanahanifah5990 9 жыл бұрын

That's my fav fruit,it's very fun to eat!! 😍😍

@amerithaiphx 7 жыл бұрын

Definitely worth trying when they are bigger. My first bite I wasn't digging it but after trying again I have been hooked. Want some now but not ready yet.

@tvviff 9 жыл бұрын

I love theseee

@fyremarble 9 жыл бұрын

I've had Longans before. I'm not sure if the ones i ate were ripe, but i remember them being, for lack of better words, exotically sweet. I remember not being able to have just one. lol The pits are beautiful, they look like lacquered boxes.

@soleilagresta3237 9 жыл бұрын

I've had these they're really good

@AikoMyBaby 9 жыл бұрын

You could try CEMPEDAK . Very sweet but some dislike the smell

@pearlymuffinz 9 жыл бұрын

We ate Longans here everytime when in season.Go for those with firm yet soft shell.When u press the longan,it must have that texture of a bouncy ball.If the skin is hard then its not that sweet.If u feel the skin is kind of squishy that its bad.throw it away.Hope u had fun eating Longans😊

@meifernlee4410 9 жыл бұрын

They are available in a can with heavy syrup, which the Chinese would serve them with almond jelly as the dessert after a 7-8 course dinner in Singapore

@kairu808 7 жыл бұрын

my fave fruit! used to eat them by the pound when i lived in hong kong~

@DydydyA 9 жыл бұрын

And you have to try miracle fruit if you can find it. The way we eat it is we peel away some of the skin or at least break the skin with our teeth, then keep it in the mouth and suck on it like candy for at least thirty seconds. Afterwards, eat a lemon! The fruit itself isn't the best, but the effect is awesome :D we actually have a bush of it here at home

@MintyMiku 7 жыл бұрын

fuh sedap gilaa.. sugar glider suka sgt mkn hehe

@davidpike2334 4 жыл бұрын

My wife is Thai and her family owns a large Longan farm... YUMMY!!!

@trinnhtrann796 6 жыл бұрын

I love those

@Chris-gf5yd 3 жыл бұрын

Omg we used to have these all the time in Mauritius..its likes fruity and a kind of woody taste I think. It's hard to describe though. Thanks for posting!

@makingsarah 9 жыл бұрын

Please try jackfruit! I've always wanted to try and I want to try vicariously through your video. :)

@pengy_cow 9 жыл бұрын

Jackfuit is so yummy and sweet when ripe. Tastes and smells like juicy fruit gum IMO lol 😊

@demitria9058 3 жыл бұрын

Jackfruit can be eaten in two ways, unripe ones can be a substitute as a meat for vegans, ripe ones are eaten just like a fruit. They’re delicious in both ways tho but I prefer eating it when ripe.

@KeziaEdithaChristy 9 жыл бұрын

In indonesia we call it " Kelengkeng " Btw i HEART ur videos

@sofeahani860 9 жыл бұрын

Long an is my favourite fruit!! Fyi in from Malaysia!

@sangithamuniandy9654 7 жыл бұрын

Longan or we call it as mata kuching in Malaysia is my all time favorite fruit😍 I just love it so much..and I used to play with the seeds😂😂😅😅

@quietasamouse 9 жыл бұрын

My dad loves these and can eat a whole mixing bowl of them in one sitting!

@Sophinan 9 жыл бұрын

The dry longan is really good, too. Especially for making Chinese kind of sweet soup

@Sophinan 9 жыл бұрын

Oh and I like Lychee better than Longan too. Lychee is much more juicy and bigger :)

@PottetoChip 9 жыл бұрын

I love that fruit I used to eat them when my grandma bought them for me :)

@youtub203 5 жыл бұрын

its a clean, floral, sweet tasting, top shelf fruit.. if it tasted like tortillas then you should try another batch.. maybe those have been stored for a while

@kevinshuman7342 5 жыл бұрын

I just had these, and also not long ago lichi. I love them both

@Inkio01 8 жыл бұрын

I love them! I always bite the shell once then peel it. You actually pop the whole fruit into your mouth, eat the fruit flesh and spit out the seed.

@Jilliantheequxxn 9 жыл бұрын

Those are so good

@MairamRaj 9 жыл бұрын

I've been looking for that fruit for years after spending time in the Philippines

@MadreMaven 9 жыл бұрын

Yes, I've had them growing up in Vancouver, BC. Not my favourite but fun! Mine were sweeter is memory serves.

@yomisssupreme 9 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of an Island fruit called Quenepas or "g'nips" You can find them in produce stores. I live in Florida and they sell them at Bravo and Caribbean food stores. It's sort of a grapey and tart flavor. It's green on the outside and bright yellow on the inside. They're delicious!

@quiddochan 9 жыл бұрын

My favorite childhood fruit

@shiranlazarovich8665 9 жыл бұрын

I absolutely LOVE your glasses :D

@Rand0m_admin 9 жыл бұрын

Emy I Love your videos

@amy-sv5cg 9 жыл бұрын

Omg I'm tasted those before and there so good 😘😘😋

@TheKusdyan 9 жыл бұрын

Hi Emmy, in indonesia we called it "kelengkeng", So delicious fruits. U must try mangosteen or manggis (in indonesia) and matoa (one of the original fruit from Indonesia).

@avkhang 9 жыл бұрын

The more brown the longans are, the better and sweeter your longans will taste. Yours looked a little green and unripe in your video; you should try getting the browner ones with a deeper color next time! Im sure you will love them even more the second time you taste them! -Love you Emmy! Lots of love from North Carolina! 💞

@MuhammadFirdausSamsudin 9 жыл бұрын

Another variant of Longan which smaller, we call it Mata Kucing (Cat Eye) in Malaysia.

@itskogaleeray398 4 жыл бұрын

Ohhh you should try chontaduros 😍 they’re delicious with honey and salt! I absolutely loveeee them! 👏🏼

@fatimaadreeta 4 жыл бұрын

Hiii Emmy. You are adorable. 😅❤️ This video, specifically the fruit reminded me of a local Bangladeshi fruit, *Lotkon* or *Leteku* also known as *Rambai* or *Rambi* . Can you please do a testing video of Lotkon? Please?

@ln8330 9 жыл бұрын

Emmy, one Asian fruit you should tried is Permission. They have a bright orange skin and the inside are also orange. Some people would say that it taste like sweet and cinnamony.

@tiffanythunguyen9637 9 жыл бұрын

Oh that is my favorite fruit, I eat that all time

@Dsbeat7000 9 жыл бұрын

You are so adorable!!

@ti2gr475 4 жыл бұрын

I used to get the dried ones to put in soup.

@mheaven903 7 жыл бұрын

Please try sapodilla! :D

@mheaven903 7 жыл бұрын

and also eggfuit!

@ashleyarias7444 4 жыл бұрын

Suggestion for fruit tasting, 2 favorites from South America， maqui and murta berries. Maqui is a tiny dark purple berry. Murta, aka Chilean guava, is reddish. Both are delicious.

@kaylinxie7075 9 жыл бұрын

I had these before!! They pretty good but not like I L💗VE them

@wonu8071 9 жыл бұрын

I'm walking on sunshine!~

@wendymeows 9 жыл бұрын

Have you ever tried red currants? They're really good when just washed and with a teaspoon of sugar sprinkled over.

@tinanguyen1361 9 жыл бұрын

I ate that and it's so good me and my dad love it

@Mzoooon85 9 жыл бұрын

I love it

@rainie1012 9 жыл бұрын

looooove longan. taste freakin delicious

@caylarivera6957 8 жыл бұрын

You should try quenepa, or Spanish lime, they are like lychee with a leathery green outside and orange translucent inside with a pit. They taste like mango crossed with grapes to me :) they're delicious.

@johnnytrevino7311 9 жыл бұрын

I'm walking on sunshine love ya emmy

@kchu0403 9 жыл бұрын

Here in Hong Kong longan means “dragon eye”, “long” being dragon and “ngan” being eye. I believe the way you said it is the Cantonese to English transliteration. Anywauy, that fruit is delicious. We eat all the time over here during the summer!

@kchu0403 9 жыл бұрын

Oh, and the slight floury/papery taste you had probably came from the skin. Thats perfectly normal. Usually I dont really notice it though. If you dont want to eat them fresh, you can look for a Chinese soup recipe to put the longan in.

@kayybay007 9 жыл бұрын

You should definitely try cactus pear or anything else Southwest- American. So delicious!

@nobbie01 6 жыл бұрын

When I tried Longan for the very first time, the taste was so strange to me that I was put off by it. Some 10 or-so minutes later I gave it another chance and it seemed like the flavour had improved; and each consecutive one I had seemed to get tastier, to the point that I kept popping one right after the other. I only stopped when my finger[nail]s started to hurt from peeling so many of them. There's a tree here called a buckeye, its "nut" has 2-3 seeds inside, the Longan seed looks just like a miniature version of a buckeye :D

@leedily4036 9 жыл бұрын

Omg I love longan!!!

@riverbliss3239 5 жыл бұрын

You need to try quenepas!! They are amazing!!

@MisterPoro 5 жыл бұрын

My sister and I ate this while we watched. :))

@baatschanga 7 жыл бұрын

Tried Longan in Indonesia and loved it

@jenniferding648 9 жыл бұрын

ITS VERY YUMMY!!!!

@x1ic1x 9 жыл бұрын

They sell these at an oriental store near my house. They're pretty sweet!

@fourqwenty1174 9 жыл бұрын

Hey Emmy ! My parents are from Vietnam, but they also speak cantonese, just like I do, and Longan means Dragon Eye on Chinese/Cantonese so, ye youre right :) I tasted Longan before and I love them

@brucephorn1484 9 жыл бұрын

I love those fruit there are my favorite

@jepl11 9 жыл бұрын

i love them, i eat so much to the point i get a sore throat

@Swtdevilmisery 9 жыл бұрын

Bought the Longan in the wrong season; get longan around July-September.Shipments to New England around that time are when the fruit are at its best quality. It'll taste more sweet and floral-like. Persimmons are in this season (Late November, early December); maybe try those instead. :)

@JamieRChamberlain 7 жыл бұрын

love rambutan and lychee, passionfruit are my favorite of all though

@aimeeschafer5842 9 жыл бұрын

Hey Emmy!! I recently discovered Lingonberries (thanks to an awesome trip to Ikea in Atlanta, GA) and was wondering if you've tried them? I actually had it in the form of lingonberry juice. It was good, but I suspect it may have been mixed with another fruit juice.

@MrVidau 9 жыл бұрын

There's a fruit I find very, very curious. I personally hate it, but I know a number of people who love it. Apparently there's no middle term when it comes to it. In Brazil it's called Piqui (Peekee).