How to make delicious and refreshing sweet and sour lychee sauce egg salad

How to choose fresh ingredients

How to choose fresh lettuce

• You can use any type of lettuce you like: Carol lettuce, butter lettuce, or leaf lettuce,… to make this dish.
• When buying lettuce, you should choose heads that have vibrant green leaves; when tightly rolled, they will emit a light fragrance.
• Moreover, clean lettuce (not treated with chemicals) usually has green leaves on the outside, and the inner layers will be greenish-white, gradually fading.
• Do not choose lettuce with lifeless leaves, where the stem starts to turn yellow and emits a slight foul smell, as these heads have been stored for too long or may be rotten due to chemical treatment.

How to choose fresh and delicious tomatoes

• Choose tomatoes that have a bright red outer skin, are evenly colored, intact, without scratches, and feel firm when held.
• Additionally, freshly picked tomatoes will have green stems that are still fresh and tightly attached to the fruit, not easily falling off. Naturally ripened tomatoes will have a mild fragrance that can be easily noticed when smelled.
• Avoid purchasing tomatoes that have a strong odor or no smell at all, and whose skin shows signs of slight wrinkling. These are tomatoes that have been artificially ripened and will not taste good.

How to choose fresh and delicious carrots

• Fresh and delicious carrots are those that have a moderate shape, tapering towards the tail, with smooth skin, and feel firm when held.
• It is advisable to select carrots that are bright, deep orange in color, with green tops that are still fresh and firmly attached to the body of the carrot.
• Avoid selecting large carrots that have thick tops and shoulders, as these are older carrots that will have more fiber and less nutritional value.
• Do not choose carrots that have wilted tops, bruised bodies, slimy texture, or show signs of dark spots.

How to choose delicious lychee

• You should choose lychees that are just ripe, with a pinkish-red outer skin, smooth spines, and fine veins because these are delicious and very sweet. Avoid buying lychees that have sharp spines and green skin as these are still unripe.
• Choose lychees that feel elastic when you touch them, with skins that are neither too hard nor too soft.
• Lychees that are still on the bunch, with fresh leaves and tightly attached to the branches, are preferred when buying, as these are freshly picked.
• Fresh lychees have a light, characteristic fragrance of ripe lychee. The flesh of good lychee is translucent, juicy, thick, and sweet.
• Do not buy lychees if you see those with blackened skins, spots, or signs of rot, or if they have an unpleasant smell and are leaking.

How to choose fresh quail eggs

• Try shining a light through the egg; fresh quail eggs have little space at the top, and the inside of the egg is clear, allowing you to see the contents.
• New eggs have a slightly rough shell, with a white powdery coating on the outside, and they usually feel heavy.
• Gently shake the egg; if you do not hear any movement inside, it indicates that this is a fresh egg, and you should buy it.
• On the contrary, if shaking the egg makes it feel loose and sloshing, it is an old, rotten egg, and you should not buy it.

Tools needed

Blender, peeler, stove, pot, plate, strainer,…