tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34927862.post3530396020425782566..comments2024-03-14T01:30:53.723-07:00Comments on Cooking With The Single Guy: The Luscious and Lovely LycheeSingle Guy Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02496236420566420946noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34927862.post-12535077890867840282011-03-09T20:19:21.571-08:002011-03-09T20:19:21.571-08:00Jonis, what you're describing sounds like the ...Jonis, what you're describing sounds like the "rambutan" which has the same white flesh as the lychee but the shell is different in that it has little spikes growing out that could be described as "whiskers." :) It wasn't very easily found when I was growing up in Hawaii, but now with the influence of Southeast Asia a lot of it is being shipped in. So I think that's what you ate instead of the lychee. (Lychee is grown in trees in Hawaii, but now a lot of them have been cut down for homes so a lot has to be imported.)Single Guy Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02496236420566420946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34927862.post-78232811140882684362011-03-09T19:16:30.220-08:002011-03-09T19:16:30.220-08:00The lychees I bought still on the branch at a farm...The lychees I bought still on the branch at a farmer's market at Waimanalo Beach, Oahu, had the dark red color and what looked like whiskers growing from the shell. Know anything about them? They were totally delicious, survived the flight home, and lasted two weeks in my refrigerator at home. Now I'll look for them in Chinatown markets here in Seattle.Jonishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198195834474717894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34927862.post-21921236349958175392010-08-06T12:13:43.236-07:002010-08-06T12:13:43.236-07:00I remember when my friends' parents would occa...I remember when my friends' parents would occasionally show up at our door with large bags of lychee or mangos from their yard. They would practically beg us to take the fruit before they go bad. I'm reminded of this during certain summers when my neighbors and I do the "please-take-my-free-zucchini" dance.<br /><br />Does anyone even know the mainland name for mountain apple? And has anyone found any outside of Hawaii?Jensterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390944490265195300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34927862.post-10574501735213104282010-08-05T10:34:39.995-07:002010-08-05T10:34:39.995-07:00I love the canned lychees, I really must check out...I love the canned lychees, I really must check out the fresh. Good to know about the red color! You've got me craving them now.foodhoehttp://foodhoe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34927862.post-43494100646023305482010-08-03T21:28:20.139-07:002010-08-03T21:28:20.139-07:00I'm an Hawaiian transplant as well, living in ...I'm an Hawaiian transplant as well, living in the Bay Area, and I love lychee, but I can't believe I have to pay for them now! Just like having to pay for mango or papaya! My fondest lychee memory is sitting in our tree in the back yard while picking and eating them straight from the branch. Sigh, the good ole days......Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015707686456287626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34927862.post-55413497769570837942010-08-03T19:30:04.117-07:002010-08-03T19:30:04.117-07:00Jenster, I know, I miss mountain apples! I feel li...Jenster, I know, I miss mountain apples! I feel like only people from Hawaii know what we're talking about. ;-)Single Guy Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02496236420566420946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34927862.post-75490975104547452142010-08-03T07:20:45.094-07:002010-08-03T07:20:45.094-07:00Great pics and very informative! I now feel as tho...Great pics and very informative! I now feel as though I'd be comfortable buying some. One of my favorite drinks downtown is a lychee martini...but I'm pretty sure they use the canned version.FoodTherapy4Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34927862.post-90630899456413745482010-08-03T02:49:53.652-07:002010-08-03T02:49:53.652-07:00When I was a kid I hate lychees because the taste ...When I was a kid I hate lychees because the taste is unexplainable but as I grow, I am starting to like the taste of it.bed framehttp://www.erikorganic.com/bedroom/bed-frames.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34927862.post-43623713169913054682010-08-03T00:38:50.399-07:002010-08-03T00:38:50.399-07:00Lychees and mountain apples were my favorite fruit...Lychees and mountain apples were my favorite fruits as a child. I can still find good red lychee at the Asian markets here now and then, but I haven't seen a darned mountain apple in years!Jensterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390944490265195300noreply@blogger.com