Lychees (Litchi chinensis): The Chinese tree (of the soapberry family) bears this small rounded fruit with sweet white scented flesh, a large central stone and a thin rough skin. They are odd but delicious! You remove the skin and stone to eat only the flesh.
Dragon fruit (Pitaya): This fruit is good for you but the taste can be rather bland (unless mixed with other fruit). It has a wonderful looking skin - pink & lime green. It's a kind of cross between melon and kiwi in texture. I first tried it in Thailand as part of a fruit salad breakfast: I buy it now as it reminds me of that time.
Whar are lychees and dragon fruit. They must not be common in the US. The fruit salad looks divine.
ReplyDeleteLychees (Litchi chinensis): The Chinese tree (of the soapberry family) bears this small rounded fruit with sweet white scented flesh, a large central stone and a thin rough skin. They are odd but delicious! You remove the skin and stone to eat only the flesh.
ReplyDeleteDragon fruit (Pitaya): This fruit is good for you but the taste can be rather bland (unless mixed with other fruit). It has a wonderful looking skin - pink & lime green. It's a kind of cross between melon and kiwi in texture. I first tried it in Thailand as part of a fruit salad breakfast: I buy it now as it reminds me of that time.
P.S. Thank you - it was a delicious fruit salad, and I just love freshly cut, juicy pineapple ... mmmmm!
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