After reading the thread about mango skins and all the adverse allergic reactions described I got to thinking about my experiences with longans. I have a severe peanut and legume allergy, so I have some experience with anaphylactic reactions. I can't say my reactions to longans bear much resemblance to those reactions, but I always have an unpleasant itching sensation in my mouth and throat when I try eating them. I know they're supposed to have a spicy quality to them, but I find eating them quite uncomfortable. In fact, I recently determined to rip out my immature kohala longan and put another lychee in its place. Does anyone else have the same experience with longans?