More on lychees

We were surprised to find lychees at a local grocery store back in September. We are even more surprised to find lychees of even better quality in the middle of winter! And the quality seems to get better and better as the weather gets colder and colder outside.

The season for lychees in southern China (where the best lychees are grown) is around June. The logical question to ask is: "Where are all the lychees coming from?"

We finally found the answer on one of the crates in the grocery store. These delicious lychees were imported from Madagascar. Since Chinese like lychees so much, I wonder why no one in North America or Hong Kong has thought about importing them from the island nation during the winter months.