I was so excited when I saw a lychee tree in my neighborhood. I grew up eating lychee in Taiwan but I did not know what it looked like. I happened to have lychee at home. Take some pictures for those who haven’t had a chance to try lychee. Below are the descriptions from Wikipedia: “The thin, tough skin is green when immature, ripening to red or pink-red, and is smooth or covered with small sharp protuberances roughly textured. The rind is inedible but easily removed to expose a layer of translucent white fleshy aril with a floral smell and a sweet flavor.”
當我在家附近看到荔枝樹時，我感到非常興奮。 我在台灣吃荔枝長大，但不知道它長什麼樣。 我剛好買了荔枝，為沒有機會嘗試的人拍些照片。 以下是來自維基百科的描述：“薄而堅硬的皮在未成熟時會變綠，成熟時會變成紅色或粉紅色，並且光滑或覆蓋有粗糙的小突起。外皮不可食用，但很容易去除，內部是一層 半透明的白色肉質，帶有花香和甜味。”
Notes 筆記
- Lychee is the sole member in the genus Litchi in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. Cultivation of lychee began in the region of southern China, going back to 1059 AD, Malaysia, and northern Vietnam. Unofficial records in China refer to lychee as far back as 2000 BC.
- Lychee is a perennial plant that can survive around 1,000 years in the wild.
- Lychee is known as the “Chinese strawberry” because it comes from China and looks like a strawberry. The fruit is a symbol of love and romance in China.
- The seed of the lychee is toxic, and while the fruit itself is a great aid for digestion, the seed can wreak havoc with the digestive system. Ensure that you do not consume the seed.
- The lychee fruit is extremely rich in a variety of nutrients. The prime nutrient here is vitamin C. It provides about 72 mg of this vitamin per 100 grams. Moreover, it is a great source of potassium, calcium and magnesium, and is extremely low in calories.
- 荔枝（學名：Litchi chinensis）又名荔支、離枝、丹荔、麗枝、貴妃香、火山荔、勒荔、荔果，是中國南部出產的一種亞熱帶果樹，屬無患子目無患子科。荔枝的栽培始於中國南部地區，馬來西亞和越南北部，中國可追溯到公元1059年。中國的非官方記錄可追溯到公元前2000年。《西京雜記》所載，公元前2世紀漢朝劉邦稱帝時，南海尉趙佗以荔枝進奉。公元1世紀的《异物志》、3世紀的《廣誌》中，荔枝都是作為嶺南物產登錄。
- 荔枝是多年生植物，可以在野外生存約1000年。
- 荔枝被稱為“中國草莓”，因為它來自中國，看起來像草莓。 荔枝是中國愛情和浪漫的象徵。
- 生荔枝和荔枝核含有毒物亞甲基環丙基乙酸，食用過量會導致低血糖和急性癲癇發作。
- 荔枝果實富含多種營養素。主要營養物質是維生素C。每100克大約提供72毫克維生素C。此外它是鉀，鈣和鎂的重要來源，並且卡路里極低。《本草纲目》载：荔枝有补脾益肝、生津止呃、消肿痛、镇咳养心等功效。但李时珍说：“荔枝气味纯阳，其性微热。鲜者食多，即龈肿口痛也。”
References 參考資料
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