The Dragon's Eye Fruit That Fuels Soldiers and Makes Golden Honey

Most people don’t know this, but there’s a fruit named after a dragon’s eye.

It’s called longan. One of the oldest cultivated fruits in Asia, and it got its name from how it looks. When you peel back the thin, tan shell, the translucent flesh surrounds a single black seed. The seed is round and hard, with an enamel like shine. It looks just like a starin…