Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried.
Fruit of Litchi chinensis.
1 Native to southern China, lychees hold a special place in Chinese food culture.
2 Canned lychees are available year-round in Asian markets and in many local supermarkets.
3 Feel free to experiment with other canned fruits like lychees .
4 She takes pity on me and brings me a bowl of tinned lychees instead.
5 An exiled Chinese poet is reputed to have consoled himself by consuming 300 lychees daily.
6 Native to China, lychees have a soft, juicy flesh and sweet flavor that goes nicely with pork.
7 For a more tropical flavor, substitute canned lychees and jackfruit for the mandarin orange and pineapple slices.
8 Miriam stands in the entrance, holding a tray of sticky pearls and cubes of watermelon and naked lychees .
9 The tropical perfume of lychees is joined by a slight citrusy zing thanks to a splash of King Valley riesling.
10 Photos on state media showed groups of Yulin city residents tucking into plates of meat and vegetables around dining tables strewn with lychees .
11 The group reportedly tried to steal lychees from her garden but then entered her home where they unsuccessfully tried to take a safe.
12 It is estimated that some 10,000 dogs will be slaughtered during the festival and their meat eaten with lychees .
13 The flavor of this darkish green gelatin can be a little overpowering, but it works well when balanced with sweet, syrupy fruits like canned lychees .
14 Lychees need to be fresh and are slow to germinate; they do so at around 18C.
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