Showing posts with label lychee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lychee. Show all posts

Monday, April 6, 2009

Kulen (seedless lychee)


These small, seedless lychee (about the size of a grape) were purchased at Orussey market for $2/kg. It seems as though the lychee season might be beginning, because I haven't seen any before this weekend.

Notes:

---jeff---

A surprisingly delicious and refreshing purchase. Complimented the other fruit well. The pleasant acidity and gentle astringency made this fruit seem very "Khmer" to me.

  • Smell: Like a lychee and a grape
  • Taste: Refreshing and watery, with good acidity. Tasted fairly similar to a green grape. Also had a pleasant astringency. Khmer people seem to like astringent fruit, so I think this would be popular with them
  • Texture: juicy, watery, bouncy
  • Color: (inside) clear, slightly opaque.