Lychees

Peeled and unpeeled on the left of the plate.

Lychees have wonderfully fragrant, lucid white flesh surrounding a large stone inside a finger-peelably thin shell.

To prepare this juicy little fruit, peel off the papery skin, slice the fruit round the middle, separate it into halves and discard the stone. Prepared this way, they are dramatically alluring with blueberries, or serve them whole to shell and eat at the table