Hello everyone, I'm Xiao Han, who loves to make food, and today I would like to talk to you about a fruit that is loved by people"Lychee".
Lychee is produced in the south of China, and its cultivation and use history in China can be traced back to the Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago.
Why is lychee called lychee? Regarding the origin of the name of lychee, the earliest document that records lychee is Sima Xiangru's "Shanglin Fu" in the Western Han Dynasty, which is written as "detachment", which is taken from the meaning of cutting off branches. It turned out that at that time people had already realized that this fruit could not leave the branches and leaves, and if it was not cut off from the branches, its shelf life would be shortened.
In the Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica, Fruit Three, Lychee" was explained: "According to Baiju Yiyun: If you leave this branch, the color will change in one day, and the taste will change in three days." The name of the detachment, or this meaning. Around the time of the Eastern Han Dynasty, "Lizhi" was written as "lychee".
There are many types of lychees:Among them, cinnamon flavor and glutinous rice cake are the best varieties, and they are also the choice of fresh food, and hanging green is a precious and difficult to find variety. "Luogang Guiwei", "Bicun Glutinous Rice Cake" and "Zengcheng Hanging Green" have"Lychee Three Heroes".called.
The flesh of lychee is crystal clear in appearance, and it tastes sweet and delicious, especially when it is cooled first and then eaten, which has a better taste.
Lychee is rich in nutrients, containing glucose, sucrose, protein, fat and vitamins A, B, C, etc., and contains various nutrients such as folic acid, arginine, tryptophan, etc., so we usually eat some lychee in moderation is very beneficial to human health.
How to eat lychee:
We put the lychees we bought back into clean water and add salt to soak for about half an hour, after soaking, it is best to put them in the refrigerator to refrigerate a little, after refrigeration, the taste is better, and it is not easy to cause fire.
In addition, lychee shells can also be fried in water to drink, which can relieve lychee fever.
It is important to note that:Don't overeat lychee, because lychee is a kind of hot fruit, and it is easy to get angry if you eat too much, so even if lychee is very nutritious and delicious, you should also pay attention to the amount of food, especially for people with hot constitution, you should pay more attention to eating less lychee. Adults should generally not eat more than 300 grams of lychees per day, and children should not eat more than 5 lychees at a time.
Do not eat lychee on an empty stomach, it is best to eat it half an hour after eating.
Lychee is so delicious and nutritious, what is the seasonal fruit in season?
The availability of lychees is not all year round, but has a certain seasonality. First of all, we need to understand the growth cycle of lychee. Lychee needs a warm climate and plenty of water to grow, so it is mainly grown in tropical and **zone regions. It is planted in Guangdong, Fujian, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang and other places in China.
Generally speaking, the market time of lychee is mainly concentrated in spring and summer. Specifically, the flowering period of lychee is from March to April, and the fruiting period is from May to August, which is the seasonal time of lychee. At this time, lychee is of the best quality, with a sweet taste, sufficient moisture, and the highest nutritional value.
However, it is important to note that the availability of lychees in different regions may vary slightly. In addition, with the development of modern agricultural technology, some out-of-season lychees can also be marketed in other months, but the quality of these lychees may not be as good as that of seasonal lychees.
Well, I will share it with you here today about lychee, thank you**.