Melissa's Lychees & Rambutans

Lychee is a very delicately sweet, juicy, extremely aromatic subtropical fruit which grows on a species of an evergreen tree in bunches like mulberries. Each fruit is 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter and covered within a thin, protective skin which is light pink to deep red in color. Crack open just below the stem and peel to expose the translucent white fruit, then eat like a cherry, disposing of the single pit inside. Lychees can be eaten out of hand or added to fruit salads. The Lychee is such a prized fruit in Asia that it is often served by itself over ice for dessert.
Closely related to the lychee and logan, the Rambutan is very unusual looking with its hairy appearance. It gets its name from the Malaysian word for hair, "rambut." It has a juicy-sweet texture, and an enjoyable flavor similar to a lychee, but less acidic.

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[porp109]

Or you can just peel them with your hands like an orange. Plus, squeezing them from the shell bears the risk of losing some of the precious juices.

[Mirkocc14]

thank you!! amazing peeling technique!