Langsat and Longkong
Langsat and Longkong are in fact the same species of fruit tree, but their fruits are a bit different. The ping pong ball sized fruits grow together in big clusters.
This page provides some basic information on langsat and longkong and some photos
Basic information on langsat and longkong
| Scientific name: | Lansium domesticum |
| English: | Langsat Longkong |
| Dutch: | Langsat |
| German: | Lansibaum Langsat Longkong |
| French: | Longkong |
| Other: | Lansone |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Origin: | Indonesia, Malaysia |
| Distribution: | Most tropical regions, but Longkong is grown mainly in Southeast Asia, southern India and the Philippines. |
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| Fruits: | Langsat: The skin of the langsat fruit is thin, with soft hair, and has a yellow color. There is latex when broken or torn (compare to Longkong, which does not have the latex). Langsat fruits are oval shaped, smaller than Longkong, about 2.5 cm wide and 3.7 cm long. Longkong: The longkong fruits have a thick, rough skin with a pale yellow color. There is no latex when the skin is broken (compare Langsat, which has latex). Fruits have a round, big shape. The flesh is clear, sweet, or sweet-sour. Thin seed. |
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| Height: | Longkong trees are 10 to 15 meters tall. |
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| Harvesting: | Handpicking the fruits. |
| Uses: | Both longkong and langsat are fruits that are usually eaten fresh as a snack or as a dessert fruit. |
Longkong photos
The following photos are all of longkong.
Proverbs
Quotes
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Recipes
Longkong and langsat are usually eaten fresh as a snack or as a dessert.
If you know a recipe with longkong or langsat, please send me a message.