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My first taste of the lychee (also spelled “litchi”) fruit came from a can.<\/p>\n

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This canned lychee label is very similar to the ones I remember from my childhood. (Photo credit: Hey Skinny<\/a>, CC<\/a> via flickr.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

I can still remember biting into soft, milky white flesh, a sweet floral taste bursting in my mouth. It was definitely love at first bite and it\u2019s stuck with me.<\/p>\n

When I was growing up, canned lychees were all that was available. Over the decades, the fresh fruit became increasingly easier to find. Lychees grow wild in China, Vietnam and Cambodia but are now cultivated in China, India, many parts of tropical Southeast Asia, and even California and Florida.<\/p>\n

Ironically, I was a little disappointed when I came across the fresh fruit later in life. I was unsure of the pinkish-red skin, scaly and prickly in parts, and what\u2019s that hard coffee-brown seed doing in the middle? Plus, after working hard to peel the skin off, not every fruit was sweet, unlike the ones from the can.<\/p>\n

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If I saw lychees hanging on a atree, I’d never think to pluck it, peel it and eat it! Here they are peeled and unpeeled. (Photo credit: Luc Viatour<\/a> CC<\/a> via Wiki Commons)<\/p><\/div>\n

As much as I prefer fresh fruit and vegetables, I almost always choose canned lychees\u2014there\u2019s no fuss, no seeds, and they\u2019re always ready to eat.<\/p>\n

And there are oh-so-many ways you can eat canned lychees. You can stuff them<\/a>, eat them with almond jelly <\/a>and make a mean lychee martini<\/a>. I\u2019ve also had an absolutely delicious duck and lychee red curry<\/a> at a Seattle Thai restaurant. My mom used to crack open a can of lychees and serve them to us in a bowl with ice\u2014instant dessert!<\/p>\n

Yes, lychees are very versatile.<\/p>\n

This summer has been pretty brutal so far. If it hasn’t been storming, it’s been in the 90’s, or both! As I languished in the heat and humidity, I decided to comfort myself by incorporating one of my favorite fruits into everyone\u2019s must-have summertime treat–popsicles.  <\/p>\n

 Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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