lychee

nutrient value

The lychee is pretty high in vitamin C – forty percent more than oranges! They also contain many essential minerals and even more beta carotene than carrots! However, fundamentally, lychees just taste so good.

trivia

The Lychee comes originally from China where it has been cultivated since about the 1700s and were introduced to Australia by the Chinese goldminers in the rushes of the 1870’s. Lychees are now grown throughout South East Asia. The lychee is related to both the rambutan and logan – in fact there is a very succinct Asian description: The rambutan is a long-haired old man, the lychee is closely cropped and the logan is shaved like a Buddhist monk!!!