Lychee meat is a specialty dish in Fuzhou, Putian and other areas of Fujian Province. It belongs to the Fujian cuisine and has a sweet and sour taste. This dish has a history of two to three hundred years.

Where is lychee meat?

Lychee meat is a traditional famous dish in Fuzhou, Putian and other places in Fujian Province, my country. It belongs to Fujian cuisine and has a history of two to three hundred years. Water chestnuts and pork are used as the main raw materials. The lean pork meat is cut into oblique pieces with a cross-cut knife. Because the depth and width of the meat are uniform, it is rolled into a lychee shape after frying. It is served with tomato sauce, balsamic vinegar, sugar, soy sauce and other ingredients. After cooking, it is named after its appearance that resembles a lychee.

There are no lychees in lychee meat. The reason why it is called lychee meat is because the raw materials include white water chestnuts and pork cut into cross-cut knives. After cooking, it is named after it looks like lychees.