litchi
- n Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
- n Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
- The techniques are scrupulously traditional, but every dish includes some surprise: crabmeat in the flaky samosas, fresh spinach and mustard greens in the saag paneer, and litchi .
- Over time, the minerals give the wines their distinctive flavors of rosewater, litchi and apricot.
- With time, their flavors evolve into those of rose water, litchi and apricot, with a splash of acidity.