The unstoppable king of fruit-litchi is red again

"as soon as the concubine of the world of mortals smiles, no one knows that it is litchi." Tang du Mu's song "the last sentence of Huaqing Palace" made the concubine laugh all over the world. However, Feizixiao is only one of many litchi varieties, and it is not the best one. Even in Guangdong Dianbai, the hometown of the editor, litchi also has black leaves, white wax, white sugar, cinnamon, March red and so on. March Red is the earliest to go on the market, and its price is the most expensive, but its taste is the worst. It is not popular in Hong Kong, but farmers who grow March Red have made money.

Litchi is produced in Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian and other provinces in China. As far as western Guangdong is concerned, Gaozhou is the most famous, but litchi was first planted in Dianbai area. Back in the 1970s, the editor had a litchi orchard in his hometown. The trunk was so thick that a child could not hold it. The diameter of the tree was about 30cm, and the tree was at least a hundred years old. At present, most fruit trees are about 10cm in diameter. Generally speaking, the old tree litchi tastes better, the meat is clear and the taste is sweeter than the new tree litchi, so the old tree litchi is more popular.

As an authentic Lingnan man who eats 300 lychees a day, the editor takes you to see the lychees in your hometown today. Guangdong Dianbai, as the first county-level city to grow litchi, is not as famous as Gaozhou litchi, one of the reasons: large-scale cultivation without government support. Second: there is a so-and-so who planted a litchi tree in Gaozhou, he is not in the electric white seed. If you are in the electric white seed, it will be different. On the way home, there are litchi trees on both sides of the way, but some bear fruit and some don't.

(the following picture was taken around June 1, the litchi is not ripe)

Litchi, like other fruits, can be divided into big and small years. There was a bumper harvest of litchi last year, so many trees lost their vitality and did not bear fruit or bear little fruit this year. Unexpectedly, several trees in the editor's family bear fruit, and they are big and bear dense fruit. The picture below is a tree in front of my house. The fruit is good.

The trees in the yard:

The last few detailed pictures:

I can't help it. Let's start with a few jin:

According to different varieties, some litchi are large kernels, some are small kernels, and the folk are also known as "nodular kernels". Generally speaking, black leaves are large nuclei, while cinnamon, white sugar and white wax have large and small nuclei at the same time. In other ways, the black leaves are big, watery, sweet and enjoyable, while cinnamon has a little glutinous fragrance, sweet and small, and is more popular. However, as this year is a small year, the output of Guiwei is relatively small, and the maturity is relatively late, if you want to eat Guiwei, you need a little more patience and RMB. But white sugar is also a very good choice, the picture above is white sugar.

It is difficult to keep litchi fresh, and the best taste is to pick and taste it directly. after picking it, the fragrance changes one day, the color changes in two days, and the taste changes in three days. therefore, in the past N years, only people in Lingnan can eat 300 lychees a day, and only emperors or official families to the north of Lingnan can kiss Fangze. Today, thanks to Comrade Jack Ma for allowing the express delivery industry to thrive, foodie outside the province can now eat fresh lychees picked within 48 hours.

The above pictures were taken a week ago. Compare them with those taken today: