How to choose lychees when they hit the market? Master these methods to easily buy good lychees
It's lychee season again. Because my hometown is a rural area in the north, I hardly ever got to eat lychees as a child. It was only after I went to university that I first tasted lychees given to me by a dormmate, and the first time I felt this fruit really had a special taste, so sweet. Here, Xiaonong will share some tips with you on choosing lychees.
How to choose good lychees
Choosing good lychees is not difficult for friends in the south, but for friends living in the north it may still be somewhat difficult, after all, these lychees have traveled a long way from the south.
The first step in buying fruit is naturally to look at the color, which is like the fruit's appearance. It is best to choose lychees whose skin is red-green, or slightly whitish, as these lychees are relatively fresh. But do not buy those with overly bright colors, as the seller may well have added chemical agents to improve the lychees' appearance. Also do not buy those that are very deep red or even somewhat blackened, as such lychees may already be spoiled.
Next is to look at the feel of the lychees. If a lychee has a slight elasticity when gently squeezed, then it is relatively fresh and suitable for purchase. If the lychee has already become soft, it means the lychee has been off the tree for a long time, is not fresh enough, and may already be overripe.
Then smell the lychees. Good lychees naturally give off a relatively fresh, sweet fruity fragrance. If the lychees give off a chemical smell, it means the lychees have been soaked in chemical agents and are not suitable for purchase. In addition, lychees are relatively high in sugar, and the weather is also relatively hot, so they spoil and ferment very easily. At this point the lychees will give off a sour smell and a faint alcoholic smell, and these are also not suitable for purchase.
Finally, on the question of who should not eat lychees, actually we all know that any good thing needs moderation, and eating too much is not good. In particular, lychees have a relatively high sugar content, so people with relatively high blood sugar are still not suitable to eat them. And eating too many easily causes internal heat.