Fei Zi Xiao Lychees

Fei Zi Xiao lychees has a sweet, floral flavour with hints of rose, pear, and strawberry. It has the squishiness of a grape, but it's a little stiffer. They have a leathery and scaly exterior shell that ranges in colour from green to brownish red. The flesh is semi-translucent, juicy, and and water-rich texture. 

STORAGE

If you purchase lychees fresh, keep them refrigerated once you get them home. Lychees, unlike certain tropical fruits such as avocados, mangoes, and bananas, do not mature after being plucked. It's also a good idea to separate overripe and crushed lychees that are damp, crushed, or have a strong fermented flavour.

FUN FACTS & TIPS

Fei Zi Xiao is also recognized as The Concubine Smiles. This is because of the emperor of Tang Dynasty, Tang Ming Huang ordered transmit house to transport this perishable fruit fresh from the south of China to the palace in the north for the pleasure of his much-loved concubine, Yang Gui Fei. Therefore, this particular kind of lychee, favored by Yang Gui Fei, is named as “Fei Zi Xiao” because it makes the concubine smiles.

NUTRITION & HEALTH BENEFITS

• Stimulating good blood supply to the hair follicles
• Aid weight loss
• Increase calcium absorption
• Anti-inflammatory agent
• Improve digestion and immunity
• Help remove blemishes
• Neutralizing the growth of free radicals 
• Protect the body from various diseases and afflictions

Great source of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin K, calcium, copper, zinc and Iiron


Common Names: Litchi Chinensis, Soapberry Family, Sapinaceae, native to the provinces of Kwangtung and Fukien in southern China lichi, evergreen tree, (Sapindaceae)