EditorialShrimp balls rolled in puffed red yeast rice so they look like lychees at Juqi in Flushing, Queens, May 19, 2023. (Evan Sung/The New York Times)
EditorialBox with lychees, China, Qing dynasty (16441911), Date 18th century, China, Carved red, green, and yellow lacquer, H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm); L. 4 in. (10.2 cm), Lacquer.
EditorialLychees are displayed for sale at Talad Thai, Bangkok’s wholesale fruit market and the largest in Southeast Asia, on June 10, 2020. (Amanda Mustard/The New York Times)
EditorialLychees are displayed for sale at Talad Thai, Bangkok’s wholesale fruit market and the largest in Southeast Asia, on June 10, 2020. (Amanda Mustard/The New York Times)