Longan honey
Dimocarpus longan
Honey from the blossom of the longan, a relative of the lychee. It is Taiwan's most common honey; amber in colour, and darker the further south it is made.
- Origin
- Taiwan, northern Thailand, southern China
- Colour
- 85 mm · light amber
- Taste
- very sweet, full, floral
- Crystallization
- slow
- Plant
- Dimocarpus longan · longan →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Longan honey is low in glucose, so it crystallises only slowly.
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