00:00An emperor once built a horse highway just for this fruit.
00:04Lychee, the sweet tropical treasure that made a Tang Dynasty emperor send riders galloping
00:09across China to deliver it fresh to his beloved concubine.
00:13But here's what's wild.
00:15Lychee was domesticated not once, but twice, independently in two different regions of
00:21ancient China.
00:21Scientists discovered this using genomic research.
00:25The bumpy pink skin?
00:26Not edible.
00:27But inside, that translucent white flesh packs more polyphenol antioxidants than several
00:33common fruits.
00:34One cup gives you over 100% of your daily vitamin C. In India, they call it the fruit of
00:40love.
00:41And get this, the oldest recorded lychey tree is over 500 years old and still produces fruit.
00:47The craziest part?
00:49Fresh lychees lose their taste within just three days of being picked.
00:53That's why emperors needed that horse relay.
00:55Now you know why this fruit was worth an empire's effort.
00:58Which fruit should we investigate next?
01:00I know we will do 100 bucks instead.
01:00It was literally a ganze motivator for your food and questioning.
01:00Yeah, it's gonna be too young.μ°
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