Written Exercise 199 – LITCHI(荔枝) The ball-like red things you can see in the
pictures are called Litchi (荔枝). It is a kind of Chinese fruit. Guangdong is the
only province which widely plants Litchi,(or -where litchi are widely planted) Fujian and Guangxi rank in
second place (or -rank joint-second). Sichuan, Yunnan and Taiwan follow. Its skin is scaly, irregular
and rough. Its pulp is white. Some of them have small, thin cores, others are
round and big. Those with small cores are the best. It is the very season to
feast on Litchi. However, the doctors have given us some suggestions about eating them:
1. Only eat fully ripe Litchi. 2. Don’t eat more than 10 of them per day. 3. Eat
them between meals. 4. Those who have diabetes, arthritis or digestive system
diseases should avoid eating them. I like Litchi, do you?