Seasonal delights to relish this spring

Make your whole year's plans in the spring, and your day's plan early in the morning. When it comes to delicacies, this golden role still stands. There are so many fresh ingredients springing out of the earth in this season of growth. If you miss out on them, it will take a whole year for them to come around.

In China, people from different regions follow different culinary traditions. And the most widely shared spring delicacies are bamboo shoots, a vegetable called shepherd's purse (ji cai), green pea and clam. You can stew the bamboo shoots with pork ribs or stir-fry it with red pepper and broad-bean sauce (dou ban jiang), make a sauteed shepherd's purse dish or pair green pea with shelled shrimp. Either way it guarantees great flavor and health benefit.

We have also gathered a variety of cooking inspirations from global cuisine, for example tortilla from Mexico, soba noodle from Japan and spaghetti from Italy. Choose your favorite spring dish and bon appétit!