194068 Mon Mar 11 12:35:13 -0800 2002 16 18 Manhattan 0 1035735 I believe they're in season. I traveled to SE Asia last winter, loved those fruits and am looking for a place to score some. Anyone know some local sources? I assume many Chinatown markets carry them. Thanks! - UD Mon Mar 11 12:35:13 -0800 2002 0 Uncledave 1 1035742 On Saturday I saw fresh rambutan at Manhattan Fruit Exchange in Chelsea Market on 9th Ave @ 15th St. I didn't look at everything on their exotic fruit table, but they may have longan, too. Mon Mar 11 14:01:36 -0800 2002 1035735 0 Caitlin McGrath 2 1035750 longan are not in season right now. they are widely available during the summer months in chinatown for about $10 for 3 pounds. td Mon Mar 11 15:10:50 -0800 2002 1035742 0 td 3 1035758 That's odd. Longan were in season when I was in Thailand last January. I assumed we imported them from that region. Mon Mar 11 16:40:42 -0800 2002 1035750 0 Uncledave 4 1035801 Longan fruit is a summer fruit - best in June. Used pop them like candy when I spend summers in Taiwan. But since June is the rain season in Thailand, I can see how they are available there in January, when it's actually their dry season. Tue Mar 12 10:54:33 -0800 2002 1035758 0 emilyc 4 1036733 Could u pl give us longan's price list, ths. class, weight, Wed Aug 17 23:34:44 -0700 2005 1035758 0 daliang industry ltd 2 1035870 i bought fresh rambutans from dean & deluca on broadway & prince. it'll cost you though, $15/lb! Tue Mar 12 23:00:50 -0800 2002 1035742 0 chococatgal 1 1035745 I used to live on 21st street between 9th and 10th - remember seeing a longan tree there. So if you can't seem to find fresh longan fruit... Mon Mar 11 14:24:14 -0800 2002 1035735 0 emilyc 1 1035957 went to Chelsea Mkt last night for some rambutan. $8.99/lb (outrageous considering the max i've ever seen is $6/lb and that's canadian dollars) and they don't have much of it. as for longan, out of season in the U.S. see tons of it starting in july in chinatown. for some reason chinatown here in nyc doesn't have rambutan. oh, and the rambutan from chelsea mkt were a little underripe. Wed Mar 13 17:46:35 -0800 2002 1035735 0 MAB 2 1035968 The NY Times had a small item about rambutan last week; apparently until recently it has not been allowed to be imported into the US, and the current supply comes from limited, 'approved" sources. Hence no rambutan in Chintown, I guess. Wed Mar 13 18:49:12 -0800 2002 1035957 0 Caitlin McGrath 3 1035977 Hmm, I'm pretty sure I found rambutan on the streets of Chinatown last year. Right next to the mangosteens, which are in IMHO the most wonderful of all fruits. The prices of both are by Chinatown standards stratospheric (while not quite Dean & Deluca of course), but I fully expect to find both there this year. Wed Mar 13 19:57:48 -0800 2002 1035968 0 Dennison 4 1036006 Where in Chinatown? Because I love mangosteens and rambutans but have never managed to find them down in Chinatown. And what's the season for mangosteens? Thu Mar 14 12:52:22 -0800 2002 1035977 0 HBear 5 1036018 I saw them all summer and fall at the fruit stand on Canal one block west of Mott. Also occasionally at the fruit stands on Canal near Mott and at the produce stores near Chatham Sq. Thu Mar 14 15:00:23 -0800 2002 1036006 0 The Rogue 1 1035982 While I havn't seen it for a few months I was able to pick up rambutan in chinatown for about the same price as lychee, apx $3-4 a pound. Like a lot of imports it is shipped frozen with no damage to quality. Wed Mar 13 21:53:40 -0800 2002 1035735 0 The Rogue 2 1036125 while I haven't looked in detail at all fruit marts, I did notice one place that have them; on grand, corner of chrystie (that's the SW corner). Sat Mar 16 05:01:49 -0800 2002 1035982 0 sooth 1 1036723 did you ever find a source for this seemingly dreamlike fruit? i am craving them and have been searching high and low for them. thanks! Thu Feb 17 14:05:14 -0800 2005 1035735 0 mary 1 1897216 Don't know what these suckers are, but I saw them in the refrigerated section of Trader Joe's this morning and I thought I'd just look up the threads on CH to hear the word. Sat Sep 23 18:00:13 -0700 2006 1035735 11593 dippedberry