321. lychee rose syrup drink

gift of joyful life

Lychees or litchis are delicious, juicy, sweet and nutritious white berries. The love and romance fruit translated from Chinese is a gift for a joyful life. The outer slightly tough skin is red but the fruit is white. Lychees are full of Vitamins especially Vitamin C and antioxidants. It is rich in minerals like copper and potassium. The Chines believe that the fruit helps in relieving pain and reduces swelling of glands. My family loves lychees and how much ever I buy, it is never enough. When my kids were young, I had to actually count and share out the lychees between the 3 of them and God forbid if by mistake an extra one went into anyone’s bowl. Lychee juice was a popular drink during the very hot season. They are pretty expensive here as they either come from Israel or South Africa. I got the tail end lychees a few days ago. This means that they were a bit soft and if I would have left them for a day longer they would have started to turn brown. Since they were soft, I decided to make a thirst quenching and cooling drink with it. 

LYCHEE ROSE SYRUP DRINK
Serves 2 

250g fresh lychees
1 cup water
½ tsp sugar
a pinch of salt
1 tbsp rose syrup

1. Peel the lychees. Make a slit on one side of the fruit and remove the seed.
2. Put the lychees, water,salt and sugar in a food processor and process till you get a smooth mixture.
3. Strain the juice.
4. Put a few ice cubes in the glass.
5. Pour the juice over it.
6. Slowly add the rose syrup to it and serve immediately.

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