| On the nose, there is surprisingly little fruit, just a damp earthiness, and yet on the palate there is a burst of exotic fruit such as lychees. |
| The fruit travels well if picked just before it is fully ripe, so fresh lychees are available in western countries. |
| We could have chosen peach or pineapple Melba, fruit cocktail or lychees in syrup. |
| On the day we landed, we found two fruits for us to use as food, lychees and annonas, more commonly known as sugar apples. |
| During the 1st century ad a special courier service with swift horses was set up to bring fresh lychees from Canton north to the imperial court. |
| To follow, I would make the most of those papaya, lychees and passion fruit that are looking so good this month. |
