Dried longan is made by drying fresh longans. It can be used to make tea or sweet soups. When selecting them, you can roughly follow these 4 steps.
Look
Good dried longans have a thin and brittle shell that is smooth, full and not shrunken, without any damage or collapse. They are a tawny brown color and are relatively large. When you peel the shell, the pulp inside is brown.
Shake
Pick up a dried longan and shake it. If you hear no sound and it doesn't move, it means the pulp is quite full.
Smell
When a good dried longan is opened, the pulp has a unique, fresh fragrance of longan. If you smell a pungent odor, it is likely that it has been fumigated with sulfur, and it is recommended not to buy it.
Taste
Good dried longans have thick pulp that is sweet and rich in flavor, with a soft and chewy texture.
It should be noted that first, if you find small white spots on the shell of the dried longan, especially near the stem, be careful, as it may be moldy. Second, after buying dried longans, it is best to put them in a sealed container and store them in a ventilated place. Third, dried longans are not suitable for everyone. Those with excessive internal heat should not eat too much.