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6/2/2024
It's all relative…
Last week, I had another gift show up on my coffee tray compliments of the barista at my coffee local shop. What you see below is a fruit called lychee (quả vải in Vietnamese), which has a growing season in Vietnam from May to August. This fruit has a tough skin that you peel off to get to the succulent, translucent fruit. Inside the fruit is a large dark brown seed, which is inedible (see second picture).
As for taste, I would describe it as sweet with a very subtle acidic? or tart? or tangy? sort of taste. The sweetness is not the sweetness you get with a peach, or an orange, or a mango; but, more like the sweetness of a romantic kiss or a glass of milk.
I've had lychee at room temperature, as was the case at the coffee shop, and I've had them cold from the refrigerator. To me, unlike…say, cheese, which is more flavorful at room temperature, I find the opposite to be the case with lychee.
One of the many things I love about Vietnam is no matter what time of the year, some non-imported fruit is in season and readily available; including apples.
NOVEMBER p.2, p.3, p.4, p.5, p.6, p.7
DECEMBER p.2, p.3, p.4, p.5 p.6, p.7, p.8
MARCH p.2, p.3, p.4 p.5, p.6, p.7
APRIL p.2, p.3, p.4, p.5, p.6, p.7, p.8, p.9, p.10, p11