Help with mystery Chinese food.

[dighn]

should have tried it. it's great.

 

[Wallydraigle]

I tried some yesterday. They tasted a lot like pears, but the texture was kind of like a tiny onion. I'd eat them again, but the way they had them prepared wasn't very flattering. I imagine they're a lot better fresh. Thanks guys.

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: tweakmm

Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
monkey eyes

maybe, probably cat eyes though.

Positive confirmation could be obtained by checking the dumpster in the back of the restaurant 😉

Ausm

 

[Pastfinder]

Actually they were monkey gonads...





No, wait, they were lychee

 

[brtspears2]

Lychee > Longan. Everytime I purchase Longan, I seem to get nothing but giant seeds and very little fruit. Lychee, only problem I got is that some of them are rotten, and when you try to open it, it explodes all over.

 

[simms]

Originally posted by: Amorphus
Longan = bad phonetic translation.

In Mandarin, one would say "long yan", literally, "eye of the dragon". I heard it caused nosebleeds if caused in excess. I had a lot when I went to Toronto. they're better than Lychee, methinks - easier to manage. speaking of which, Toronto's Chinatown rules. all should go.

Damn fusking straight. I live about 5 minutes from Spadina and Dundas... 😉

 

[EvilYoda]

Originally posted by: simms

Originally posted by: Amorphus
Longan = bad phonetic translation.

In Mandarin, one would say "long yan", literally, "eye of the dragon". I heard it caused nosebleeds if caused in excess. I had a lot when I went to Toronto. they're better than Lychee, methinks - easier to manage. speaking of which, Toronto's Chinatown rules. all should go.

Damn fusking straight. I live about 5 minutes from Spadina and Dundas... 😉

No way....I love that city so much, even despite living outside of Detroit, I know exactly the area you're talking about. Which reminds...I haven't visited in a few months. *sniff* 🙁

 

[Mo0o]

lychees are awesome. kind of a pain to peel though

 

[imported_Tomato]

Lychee.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, lychee.

 

[screw3d]

Yum yum. Lychees!!

 

[AndyHui]

Originally posted by: Amorphus
Longan = bad phonetic translation.

In Mandarin, one would say "long yan", literally, "eye of the dragon". I heard it caused nosebleeds if caused in excess. I had a lot when I went to Toronto. they're better than Lychee, methinks - easier to manage. speaking of which, Toronto's Chinatown rules. all should go.

Longan is phonetically correct. It's Cantonese, not Mandarin.

 

[screw3d]

Originally posted by: AndyHui

Originally posted by: Amorphus
Longan = bad phonetic translation.

In Mandarin, one would say "long yan", literally, "eye of the dragon". I heard it caused nosebleeds if caused in excess. I had a lot when I went to Toronto. they're better than Lychee, methinks - easier to manage. speaking of which, Toronto's Chinatown rules. all should go.

Longan is phonetically correct. It's Cantonese, not Mandarin.

Ditto.

 

[spacejamz]

and den???

<<fires up Dude's where my Car???>>

 

[Shelly21]

Originally posted by: AndyHui

Originally posted by: Amorphus
Longan = bad phonetic translation.

In Mandarin, one would say "long yan", literally, "eye of the dragon". I heard it caused nosebleeds if caused in excess. I had a lot when I went to Toronto. they're better than Lychee, methinks - easier to manage. speaking of which, Toronto's Chinatown rules. all should go.

Longan is phonetically correct. It's Cantonese, not Mandarin.

I had "long yan" and "lychee" when I was in Taiwan. And yes it seems to be true that 'long yan" caused nosebleeds because it's got too much "fire" chi.

Lychee is bigger and have more meat, but "long yan" is sweeter.

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: Shelly21

Originally posted by: AndyHui

Originally posted by: Amorphus
Longan = bad phonetic translation.

In Mandarin, one would say "long yan", literally, "eye of the dragon". I heard it caused nosebleeds if caused in excess. I had a lot when I went to Toronto. they're better than Lychee, methinks - easier to manage. speaking of which, Toronto's Chinatown rules. all should go.

Longan is phonetically correct. It's Cantonese, not Mandarin.

I had "long yan" and "lychee" when I was in Taiwan. And yes it seems to be true that 'long yan" caused nosebleeds because it's got too much "fire" chi.

Lychee is bigger and have more meat, but "long yan" is sweeter.

Ah........... good old Yeet Hai 😀

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[BigSmooth]

Anybody ever try rambutan? It's related to lychee. It tastes pretty similar IMO.

 

[RayH]

I had fresh rambutan from a street vendor in Malaysia. Very much like lychee.
If you want to try something truly foul, it's got to be durians. This stuff is actually banned in some places because of the smell.

 

[wjones]

If you go to Malaysia, you must try Manggis. (Seasonal fruit so you might not find it)

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: wjones
If you go to Malaysia, you must try Manggis. (Seasonal fruit so you might not find it)

What does it taste like?

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[wjones]

It tasted sweet and a bit unique. People said that Durian and Longan have "fire/hot" chi that caused nosebleed if you eat too much and this Manggis got the "cool" chi.

 

[pillage2001]

Originally posted by: wjones
It tasted sweet and a bit unique. People said that Durian and Longan have "fire/hot" chi that caused nosebleed if you eat too much and this Manggis got the "cool" chi.

It's true. Bro had his nose bleed for days after consuming too much durian.

 

[pillage2001]

Originally posted by: Aquaman

Originally posted by: wjones
If you go to Malaysia, you must try Manggis. (Seasonal fruit so you might not find it)

What does it taste like?

Cheers,
Aquaman

It's soft.....and sweet. Very very sweet. 😀

Seems like there are alot of malaysians on AT. 😀

 

Originally posted by: pillage2001

Originally posted by: wjones
It tasted sweet and a bit unique. People said that Durian and Longan have "fire/hot" chi that caused nosebleed if you eat too much and this Manggis got the "cool" chi.

It's true. Bro had his nose bleed for days after consuming too much durian.

I can't eat Durian, that stuff smells like f@rt.

 

[pillage2001]

Originally posted by: YAX

Originally posted by: pillage2001

Originally posted by: wjones
It tasted sweet and a bit unique. People said that Durian and Longan have "fire/hot" chi that caused nosebleed if you eat too much and this Manggis got the "cool" chi.

It's true. Bro had his nose bleed for days after consuming too much durian.

I can't eat Durian, that stuff smells like f@rt.

Neither can I. Whole family eats them except for me.

Saw some frozen durian at an Oriental Store nearby. They look very nasty. How can anyone eat this?!

 

[screw3d]

Originally posted by: pillage2001

Originally posted by: Aquaman

Originally posted by: wjones
If you go to Malaysia, you must try Manggis. (Seasonal fruit so you might not find it)

What does it taste like?

Cheers,
Aquaman

It's soft.....and sweet. Very very sweet. 😀

Seems like there are alot of malaysians on AT. 😀

😉