How to store lychees

1. Store in water

Lychees have a short shelf life. If you buy them on the same day, they may go bad and spoil the next day. A common preservation method in fruit shops is to store fresh lychees in water and occasionally spray water to cool them down. This method can also be used to preserve food at home. If conditions permit, you can put some ice cubes in the water to lower the temperature and delay spoilage. However, this method cannot preserve lychees for a long time. It is recommended to eat them within 1-2 days. Fresh lychees have higher nutritional value.

2. Store in refrigerator

Remove the stalks of fresh lychees and wrap them in groups of about 20. Use dry newspaper as the wrapping material. Wrap the packed small packages tightly and put them in the refrigerator. Be careful not to freeze them, otherwise the fruits will be frozen.

3. Dehydration and preservation

The above two methods are both for preserving fresh lychees, and the shelf life is up to 3-5 days. If you want to eat delicious and sweet lychees for a long time, you can dry them and dehydrate them to make dried lychees, so that you can enjoy them all year round.