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Long Island

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long John

[English] plural long Johns

Berliner. An elongated jam (US: jelly) doughnut with icing.

longneck

[English] plural longnecks

Soft shelled, long-necked clam.

longnose

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Garfish. A striking, beaked, marine fish up to 60 cm (2 ft) long, with a backbone which turns bright green on cooking and a delicious flavour, found on most European coasts.

long onion

[English] plural long onions

Asian leek. A variety of thin leek up to 60 cm (2f ft) long grown in China and Japan. Only the white part is used and has the flavour of a mild spring onion (US: scallion), than which it is thicker. It is good grilled or used in salads, poached or baked.

long pepper

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Long pepper is the tiny berries which cleave to a single rod which looks similar to a dried catkin and provide a hot, sweet spice.

long-spined bullhead

[English] plural long-spined bullheads

Long-spined sea scorpion

long-spined sea scorpion

[English] plural long-spined sea scorpions

The long-spined scorpin fish is a small fish with a thick body, with a large head and tapering body. It has four long spines - two on each side on the gill cover - that stick out when the fish is removed from the water. It has a variety of colours ranging from shades of browns, with cream blotches, but sometimes orange or red with white blotches. Not really edible.

Long Sweet Banana pepper

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A long, pale yellow pepper which ripens to red and is not hot. Similar in appearance to yellow wax.

longtail tuna

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A name for the bluefin tuna.