The 7 Virtues Candied Lychee is sweet, wearable, and layers beautifully — whether you’re heading to brunch or a rooftop after dark.

But arts editor Laura Hutson bravely tore into one of the packets, popped the hard candy from Malaysia in her mouth and with a terrifying, delighted smile, she declared, "It tastes like lychee and ...

By sequencing the genomes of various lychee plants, a team of global scientists theorised that lychees first appeared in Yunnan province.