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Calling tea drinkers

Captain’s Log, Stardate 04.18.2007

My mom gave me a packet of loose leaf flavored tea that I personally don’t care for, but one of you might. It’s lychee flavored tea.

If you’ve never tasted fresh lychee fruit, then you’re missing out. It’s sweet and juicy. I don’t know what to compare it to except maybe a sort of cherry. The texture is softer than a cherry, however, and the fruit is larger and white colored instead of red/orange.

My grandma has a wonderful lychee tree that gives tons of fruit, although it's a bit fickle--some years it'll flower, and other years it won't. Mom says it has to do with the weather and also how much my dad trims it. If he's ballistic with the branch cutter, we're in for a slim lychee season next year.

I love fresh lychee. It's juicy, almost like an orange. Well, juicy like a cherry. The seed can range from very large (my parents' tree) to very small (my grandma's tree).

You can peel off the rough outer shell and the inside is pearly white and juicy. It’s about the size of a walnut.

However, my parents also love the dried lychee, which I don’t like. Lychee tea tends to taste like dried lychee (I’ve tried it before, although I haven’t opened this package of tea).

Even though I don't like dried lychee, I know there are lots of people who LOVE dried lychee.

So, does any of you want this tea? If so, leave a comment to stick your name in the hat, and I’ll draw a winner next week Wednesday, April 25th. International readers are welcome to enter.

Update: Oops, I forgot to give this away on Wednesday. I'll give it away on Tuesday, May 1st.
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Ruth said…
Oh, I'd love to try the tea! Thanks for the opportunity, Camy!
Wed Apr 18, 04:51:00 AM 2007
Deborah said…
oh my family loves that fruit! we ate some like it (rambutan) when we went to malaysia. my parents would love to try the tea!
Wed Apr 18, 09:41:00 AM 2007
Cherie J said…
Sounds good. I love tea! Please enter me in the drawing.

Cherie Japp
cherierjatyahoo.com
Wed Apr 18, 01:41:00 PM 2007
Geekwif said…
I don't think I've ever heard of (or seen) a lychee before this. It's kind of funny looking...in a cute sort of way. Is the outer shell hard like a nut? Or soft like an orange? Now I'm intrigued. I'm not entering the drawing though. Just commenting.
Wed Apr 18, 06:27:00 PM 2007
Domino said…
Mmmm! Sounds good. I've seen the trees, but haven't tasted it.

Please enter me in the drawing. Thanks!
Wed Apr 18, 07:28:00 PM 2007
Anonymous said…
I've never had fresh lychee before, but I love lychee tea.
Please enter me in the drawing...Christy

hawkes AT citlink DOT net
Thu Apr 19, 06:45:00 AM 2007
Anonymous said…
Camy, we think alike: I love the fresh lychee, hate the tea!
Thu Apr 19, 11:32:00 AM 2007
Kammie said…
Please include me in the drawing. I'm a big tea drinker and I'd love to try it. rwestgaard @ ameritech. net(without spaces)
Sun Apr 22, 08:00:00 AM 2007
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