This MannanLife Konnyaku Batake Salt in Lychee draws on the somewhat recent fascination of pairing salt and lychee, which is said to enhance the natural sweetness of the fruit. In theory, it’s much like what people have long been doing with watermelon.
The jellies are individually sealed in heart-shaped plastic cups, and they’re translucent off white colour with sweet floral lychee aroma.
Upon tasting, the lychee flavour has a deep sweetness (as distinct from a sugary sweetness) the peaked in the body along with the tropical, floral notes of the fruit that are well accentuated ahead of a clean finish. Contrary to expectations, the hint of salt does not deliver the slightest savouriness at all and does indeed draw out the natural richness of the lychee flavour. The texture of the jelly — made from konjac — is impeccable, delivering a delectable bouncy resistance to each bite.
This Mannan Life Konnyaku Batake Jelly Salt in Lychee contained 300 g or 12 pieces of 25 g. It was produced in Japan and purchased in Tōkyō, Japan in 2019.