In Russia, the lychee fruit cannot be found on the shelves. However, for the Chinese, it is not at all outlandish, because lychees have been eaten there since the 2nd century BC. This tropical fruit has other names, one of which is "Chinese plum".
Lychee is one of the favorite and revered fruits in China, but it is also grown on other continents. For example, in America, Africa. It has a low calorie content and a rich vitamin and mineral composition. Most of all in lychee potassium and magnesium, therefore, its consumption is indicated for people with diseases of the cardiovascular system.
But not only the cores appreciate this overseas fruit. Hindus have recognized it as a powerful aphrodisiac. Lychee removes harmful cholesterol from the body, has a beneficial effect on the digestive system and kidneys, tones up, relieves pain, relieves thirst and normalizes the figure.
Outwardly, the plant itself is a tree 15-20 meters in height, which grows very slowly and begins to bear fruit only by the age of 8. Fruits are round in shape, the size of a walnut with a rough surface. Some varieties of lychee resemble it in other ways, if the variety has a gray-green peel (such a nut in an unripe form).
Only the peel is easy enough to peel, and a white juicy pulp with a single large seed opens inside. The Chinese secretly call the lychee the dragon's eye. The skin of the fruit can vary from gray-green to bright red. The pulp can be white or creamy. Depending on the variety, the intensity of the taste: sweet or sweet and sour.
