Best of 2009 Blog Challenge: Best New Food
by sam on December 17, 2009
in Abundance, Costa Rica, Dessert, Family, Food, Friends, Fruit, Gluten Free, Nature, Refined Sugar Free, Silliness, Simplicity, Snack, Travel, Vegan, Vegetarian
Lychees are a very odd looking yet very sweet fruit! They sell them on the side of the road here in Costa Rica. Jim and I weren’t so sure about them until our friend Pax showed us how to eat one. We bought a sack full at the Farmer’s Market and keep them in the fridge, as they’re even more refreshing when cold.
To eat one all you have to do is hold it between your fingers with the nub (that attached it to the plant) away from you, bite the outer shell off (I know you have to put that funny looking thing in your mouth, but it’s not bad), spit it out, suck out the round white fruit, while squeezing the outer part to pop it out, and enjoy (not eating the almond shaped pit), disposing of the other prickly half and pit when finished.
They are so yummy and have been an excellent after meal treat for us!
(This post entitled “Lychees” was originally published on October 5, 2009.)
