Slowly but surely, lychees have been invading the Malaysian food scene, taking center stage in cakes, salads and even sandwiches!
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This party season, play the trend to your advantage by preparing some of the most delectable lychee dishes! Here are some ideas:
Chicken & lychee green curry
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Lychee & broccoli sandwich
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Fried rice with duck & lychee
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Seared tuna steak with lychee & avocado
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Crisp salmon, lychee, coriander & chilli salad
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If you’re in charge of desserts:
Dragon fruit & lychee pavlova
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Coconut lychee ice cream
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Raspberry, lychee & vanilla cake
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Mango lychee chocolate tart
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If you’re curious to see how lychee works with other flavours, there are a lot of unique concoctions readily available to try before you embark on these new-age recipes
For a start, there’s OISHI with its playful mix of green tea with lychee!
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Everyone’s go-to Japanese drink is given a refreshing twist with the subtle sweetness of lychee. Try it out, see what you think?