Social distancing: Young people transform litchi into many fancy dishes

 In order to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic taking place in the hot summer day, many young people have started making dishes and drinks from litchi.

Thanh Phong prepares "5-piece lychee" for summer refreshments /// NVCC

Thanh Phong prepares "5-piece lychee" for summer refreshments

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In the days of implementing social distancing, many young people have taken advantage of the time to "roll in the kitchen" to make delicious and nutritious dishes. Under the sweltering summer sun of June, litchi is a suitable dish many people choose to cool off.

Nguyen Van Thanh Phong (22 years old), a student at Hue University of Science, shared: "Litchi is a fruit that I absolutely love, eat it all the time and never get bored. It's convenient to have time to return to my hometown to rest and prevent epidemics. , I also try to make some dishes from litchi to treat my family".

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Thanh Phong chooses lychee to cool off on summer days

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Thanh Phong said that at this time, the price of lychee is also relatively cheap, only 30,000 - 40,000 VND/kg. Because of the season, the lychee fruit is also very large, with a lot of water, just 1 to 2 kg is enough to make many dishes for the whole family to enjoy.

Thanh Phong said that the choice of lychee fruit is also extremely important. The rounder the lychee, the more succulent it is. After buying the cloth, it must be soaked in salt for about 15 minutes to remove dirt and bacteria. The 9X guy shared: "I have tried lychee jelly, lychee tea, I also soak lychee juice to use gradually. Besides, lychee tea is a dish I often prepare to quench my thirst."

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Lychee tea is 9X's favorite drink

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The large, round, succulent and sweet litchi combined with the sour taste of lemon and the light aroma of black tea create an irresistible attraction for a drink in the summer. Sometimes, Thanh Phong will use whole lychees to make tea, sometimes he will change his taste, puree lychees to make his tea more delicious. With lychee tea, Thanh Phong said he will make a lot and keep it cold for all day.

In particular, this time in the kitchen, Thanh Phong made the "Ice Elsa lychee" dish for the first time, which is extremely "hot" on social networks in recent days. The special name, the smell is also special, but the recipe for "Ice Elsa Lychee" is not too difficult. This dish has the main ingredients of lychee, yogurt, and condensed milk.

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Extremely fancy "Ice Elsa Lychee" dish

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"You can peel the lychee, carefully remove the seeds and add the yogurt and condensed milk. When finished, put in the freezer compartment, when the lychee freezes, we can enjoy the dish. This is poisonous, strange and addictive food," Thanh Phong shared excitedly.

While waiting for "Ice Elsa Lychee" to freeze, Thanh Phong started making lychee jelly and cooking lychee jelly. Thanh Phong said that raw materials for processing jelly can be easily purchased at grocery stores or supermarkets. Just process according to the recipe of sugar, water and jelly powder listed on the package, then add chopped litchi and the jelly will have a strong aroma of litchi fruit and a sweet taste.

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Jelly jelly made by Thanh Phong

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Sweet and fragrant lychee tea

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When asked about the motivation to process many dishes like this, the guy said that he used to run a beverage shop in Ho Chi Minh City, so he has a lot of experience and mixing is also one of his hobbies. .

"Although it takes a bit of work, but I consider this an opportunity for me to relax. Thanks to moments like this with my family, I see that this period of separation is an opportunity for me." Thanh Phong confided.

Also making dishes from litchi, Tran Ngoc Thanh Tam (23 years old), a salesman of the international express delivery company Fly Express (Tan Binh, Ho Chi Minh City) excitedly shared: "I see many people doing it. Mango sticky rice, durian sticky rice, gac sticky rice of all kinds, so I also try to make lychee sticky rice, because litchi is also delicious."

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Fancy and attractive lychee sticky rice that Thanh Tam created

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Thanh Tam thinks that lychee sticky rice sounds strange, she also went online to search for a recipe for instructions but couldn't find one. So Thanh Tam embarked on 'taking risks' for a while.

"The lychee was washed, peeled and then soaked with sugar for one night. When I woke up early in the morning, I put the whole fruit juice in and cooked with sticky rice until it was dry. I added sesame seeds, ground green beans and a little coconut rice. Very simple. It's simple, not fussy, but the taste is incredible. So I had a delicious breakfast", Thanh Tam shared.

Revealing about the process of cooking 'strange dishes', she said that because of the sweetness from the lychee when soaked, she did not have to add sugar in the cooking process, but the sticky rice was still sweet, with a distinctive aroma. From the lychee, this sticky rice dish is both mouth-watering and anti-hungry