Exotic fruit litchi in its unusualappearance does not look like fruit, which grow in our climatic zone. When the first time you see it, it causes sincere surprise, and then confusion. Especially alarming is the covering of the fetus. It has soft shoots like spines, but what's inside scares. It is completely unclear what is in it an edible and the main question, how to eat it.
This southern fruit is completely unknown to us, it is too bright and beautiful, but you really want to get acquainted with it. Suddenly it is as delicious as it is attractive in appearance?
Lychee - the most famous fruit in the SoutheastAsia, and he comes from China, where he grows more than 2000 years. In ancient times this fruit was used instead of currency. There are about 100 species of this plant.
Южное солнце Китая раскрасило экзотический фрукт Lychee noble shades of flowers from pink to brown. Its beauty simply amazes when the fruit in the bunches and ripe, they resemble the splashes of precious red rubies. The size of the litchi is about 5 centimeters, the weight is about 15-20 grams.
When the fruiting ripens, it becomes bright redor pink and has an oval shape. Therefore, when you choose this miracle fruit, pay attention to the color. The fruit of a dark color is not tasteless, because it was ripped off long ago, and there are no vitamins in it.
It would be possible to compare the litchi with a cherry or a plum, but such an analogy would not be entirely accurate, since this fruit is similar to itself. Its just worth trying.
In China, "royal fruit" or hairyfruit is called lychee fruit. Growing it - a long and laborious business, as it is demanding of the climate, it is suitable for subtropical and tropical. Trees and fruits at low temperatures die.
It grows with colorful and colorful clusterson evergreen trees, the height of trees is no more than 10 meters. Their leaves are dark green, wavy along the edges and slightly elongated. The trunk is smooth, gray in color, in clusters there are about 3-15 fruits. The very tree with bright fruits is an object of admiration, it resembles a bouquet of outlandish flowers.
Harvesting takes place from May to June, earlymaturation in May determines the special value of this fruit. At this time, there is a shortage of vitamins, as the rest of the fruit is not yet ripe. This explains its relevance in world markets.
After landing in only 10 years will beginfruit lychee fruit, the cultivation of plantations which drags on for many years. Yield increases gradually over 20 years. Fruits are torn carefully together with part of the fruit branch and leaves, so they are better transported and stored.
Like any southern, sun-soaked fruit,The flesh of the litchi is sweet with a subtle hue of the wine muscat. The fetus has a special bone, surprisingly reminiscent of the eye of an intimidating animal. It is thanks to the coloring of the stone, the Chinese call lychee "the eye of the dragon," and attributed to him witchcraft. For example, a fruit has a definition such as "the fruit of love" or "giving pleasure." Indeed, a glass of champagne with lychee is a real pleasure.
Lychee fruit is used in making wondrouswine, the Chinese call it wine, which "excites the soul." There is another way to preserve the fruit - it is dried in the sun, and in this form it is already called the lychee nut.
Gourmets serve the fruit for dessert in a chilled form, peel incised and spread exotic joy on a hill of large ice.
Many centuries in China love lychees, not only forexquisite taste, but also for priceless healing properties. It lowers blood sugar levels, improves the pancreas and kidneys. But the most important value of it is the high content of nicotinic acid, which is actively fighting atherosclerosis.
It has long been known that residents of Southeast Asiasuffer from this unpleasant disease much less frequently than in Europe. It is good when this surprisingly tasty and useful medicine grows on every Chinese manor.
In our climate zone, litchi can be grown on a window sill, throw a bone “dragon eye” in a pot and ask the tree to grow, and a miracle can happen.
