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the lychee's smaller cousin that looks like an eyeball staring back from the bowl
dragon eyeChinese name means dragon's eye, for the seed showing through
soapberry kinFamily includes lychee, rambutan, and toxic ackee
dried medicineUsed dried in traditional Chinese tonics for centuries
tropical nativeOriginated in southern Asia, thrives in subtropical heat
translucent fleshSweet, glassy pulp wraps a single shiny black seed