One of the favorite fruits in Vietnam is lychee. Lychee is native to Southeast Asia and cultivated a lot in Vietnam, both from the North to the South. Especially the lychee brand name of Thanh Ha village (Hai Duong province in the North) is exported to many countries like United American States, France and other countries in Asia.
Lychee - favourite summer fruits in Vietnam
The lychee fruits are strawberry red in color, oval to round, and about 25mm in diameter. Its cover is crispy, encloses a translucent white fleshy nuts and a seed inside.
In order to eat it, you need to peel the strawberry red cover with an attention to avoid its sweet water gushing out your clothes. When you put the fleshy nuts in your mouth, you will smell its sweet aroma. Thanh Ha lychees have a thinner cover, softer sweetness and more fragrant than other lychees categories.
Thanh Ha lychee - delicious fruit to taste in Vietnam
For health, lychees are rich in antioxidant vitamin C, have one of the highest concentrations of polyphenols among fruits, including rutin and a bioflavonoid known to strengthen blood vessels and your heart. Certain compounds in lychee seeds have shown powerful anti-viral activity, including against coxsackie virus and herpes simplex virus.
If you travel to Vietnam in summer (from May to end of August), do not forget to taste the lychee, specially the brand name of “Thanh Ha lychee”. The price of this delicious fruit is from USD 1.5 to USD 3 per kilo everywhere in Vietnam. Blue Sky Travel Vietnam is proud to be your companion in your trips in Vietnam. Surely the lychee delicious fruit will be in your memory after you discover Vietnam with us.