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@AmbiePam (120579)

United States

August 18, 2021 8:59pm CST

I saw my dad last night, and he gave me a bag of lychees (see picture). He didn't know what they were, but I did (a friend of his gave them to him). He wouldn't try them, but I'm always down to try something new. You peel them, and a white, moist fruit envelopes a white pit. I really liked them, and it tasted kind of like a pear to me. Have you ever tried a lychee? He also gave me watermelon, which is good, with or without salt.

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prashu

@prashu228 (37518)

• India

19 Aug 21

Yes.. lychee is one of my favorite fruits

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hotsummer

@hotsummer (13919)

• Philippines

19 Aug 21

@cacay1 yes that fruit is rambutan, that was not lychee.

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prashu

@prashu228 (37518)

• India

19 Aug 21

@hotsummer oh yes...

prashu

@prashu228 (37518)

• India

19 Aug 21

@cacay1 i see..i never tasted rambutan

Nasya Aulia

@kasmakarim (1932)

• Indonesia

19 Aug 21

Wow, that looks a lot like rambutan. I wouldn't even know it was lychee if I didn't read your post.

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hotsummer

@hotsummer (13919)

• Philippines

19 Aug 21

yes thats rambutan not lychees. I think he just added the wrong picture. lychees don't have those spikes like that. lychees skin is smooth and does not have any hairy spikes.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (56208)

• Canada

19 Aug 21

No, I haven't tried it. Its an interesting looking fruit.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 21

We used to have lychees with ice-cream at our Chinese restaurant. It was one of my favourite desserts.

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hotsummer

@hotsummer (13919)

• Philippines

19 Aug 21

that is a rambutan and not lychee.

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@pitsipeahie (5758)

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19 Aug 21

It is something like lychee but it's not called lychee. Although it looks similar to it when peeled. It's called Rambutan which means hairy as its hairy red appearance shows.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (120579)

• United States

19 Aug 21

Thank you!

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Disha Singh

@ThatDisha (4010)

• India

19 Aug 21

Is it rambutan?

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Disha Singh

@ThatDisha (4010)

• India

19 Aug 21

@cacay1 yes, as it is grown there but in India it is imported and is very expensive

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Disha Singh

@ThatDisha (4010)

• India

19 Aug 21

@cacay1 Maybe the climatic condition is not suitable

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snowy

@snowy22315 (208759)

• United States

19 Aug 21

I think I have in a restaurant. I never saw them in their "native state."

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (84699)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

19 Aug 21

I haven't, I don't think I could get to the inside.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (148720)

• Roseburg, Oregon

19 Aug 21

I have never tried a lychee. But I do love watermelon.

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Cahaya

@cahaya1983 (11116)

• Malaysia

19 Aug 21

I like lychee, although I think the one shown in the picture is rambutan. My dad just sent me a bunch that he got from my grandparents' orchard recently.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

19 Aug 21

@AmbiePam I could not tell exactly what it was from the picture. Thank you for the explanation. I am not a pear person and have not heard of these before. That was nice of him to give you a watermelon.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112769)

• United States

18 Jan 24

I have never had them. But they look like aliens. lol Or a big giant bug. I am not sure I would like it mostly because I don't like fruit. But looking at it on my plate would surely give me the heebeegeebees.

MerryBelle

@merrybelle2021 (1393)

• Philippines

19 Aug 21

As others have commented, that's a rambutan. Some have green hair. Rambutans are different from lychees and longans are different. Here's a picture of all three.

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