The only fruit comparable to litchi is rich in sweet and delicious nutrients only in summer.

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Green potted plants are necessary embellishments of home life. Raising some flowers and plants at home has many benefits, which can not only beautify the room, but also please the mood. "Huasheng potted Diary No. 1204" takes you to know a kind of fruit that has always been comparable to litchi.

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There is probably no objection to saying that litchi is the most anticipated fruit in summer. every summer, litchi is always the most sought-after fruit and expensive, and buyers are still in an endless stream, even overshadowing the mother of fruit and summer-relieving artifact watermelons. unfortunately, litchi has only been on the market for about a month. But in Lingnan, there is a kind of fruit that is often compared with litchi, which is longan.

longan

The northern region may be strange to longan, but when it comes to its other name "longan", you will be no stranger, longan is fresh longan, longan is sun-dried longan. Lingnan Guangxi, Guangdong and southeastern Fujian are longan producing areas in China, and they are one of the famous fruit trees in southern and southeastern China. They share the title of "Lingnan good fruit" with litchi, and are the most anticipated fruit every year after the litchi season.

Only in summer.

Children growing up in the southern Lingnan region are happy. Every summer, there are always endless fruits, bananas and guavas (guava) needless to mention. Litchi and longan in summer are always the most important to look forward to. Both of them have their own advantages. Litchi is tender and juicy, sweet, longan is lighter, more rich in nutrients, rich in glucose, sucrose, protein, iron, etc., which can improve heat energy, supplement nutrition and have many benefits.

Longan

In contrast, longan is easier to store than litchi, and it still tastes delicious after long-distance transportation, while lychees change after 48 hours of picking. After the longan harvest at home, a batch of longan will be left every year, dried in the sun and made into dried longan, which is the so-called "longan". The dried longan can be preserved for more than half a year, ensuring that it can be eaten throughout the year, and the taste is still sweet, and can be directly used or made in soup.

Stone kip longan

There are not many varieties of longan, and there are not many different varieties like litchi. Generally speaking, there are two kinds of longan that are best eaten, namely Shixia longan and Chuliang longan, which are produced in Guangdong and Guangxi. Both varieties are small in stone, rich in meat and high in sugar content. Teach you a way to tell whether longan is delicious or not, peel off the shell, if the meat inside is crystal clear, can not see the core, the surface can not see moisture, basically these two kinds, the choice is right.