Thai Name: Longkong (ลองกอง)
Common name: Longkong
Scientific name: Aglaia sp.
Season availability: May – Oct
Shape: globular
Colour: creamy yellow skin; smoky white flesh with bitter seeds
Taste: sweet with slightly sour and fragrant
Nutrition remark: Good source of vitamin C, B1 niacin and phosphorus
Preparation and eating:
- Press lightly with your fingers to break and open the skin at the stalk point
- Separate the fruit in half
- Take the flesh out and it is ready for eating, do not bite the seed because it is bitter.
*** Eaten fresh









