Spring on Your Tongue

There's a flavor, in its own way, that three times a day reminds us, discerning tomorrow's course, and doesn't forget yesterday's origins.

There's a flavor that awakens our taste buds, at all times, reminding us that winter is over and spring has arrived.

This is the season of spring, with renewal and flourishing, with countless flowers blooming and birds singing, everything is vibrant and cheerful, everything is bright and lovely.

Our taste buds awaken with the renewal of everything.

Following the footsteps of spring, we go to the suburban countryside full of spring, stepping on the soft soil, breathing fresh air, and as we look out, we can see that everywhere is the unique food of spring.

Green clover, green and refreshing, harvested and stir-fried or made into snacks, when tasted, it brings a delicate and beautiful fragrance, instantly, we find the wonderful taste experience of spring arriving.

The freshness of spring, the tenderness of spring, the fragrance of spring, the colorfulness of spring, with the fragrance of 'young vegetables' () permeating the mouth, our taste buds sing and dance with joy, just like flowers blooming and birds singing freely.

From the green grass, we cannot ignore the tender stems and leaves of 'mi cai' (), the fluffy yellow flowers of 'pum gong mei' (), the delicious and fragrant 'ma lan tou' (), these seasonal vegetables, when brought home, whether boiled, sliced and served cold, stir-fried or simmered in soup, or combined with eggs, meat, and dumplings, or paired with precious ingredients like 'song xing' (), it brings a sense of accomplishment and joy.

If these young vegetables are not found in the densely built high-rise buildings, those who live in the countryside, don't worry, just go to the market to browse and shop, and you will find that everywhere is fresh spring vegetables.

The unique and exquisite food of this season is countless, just single vegetables like 'xiang chun' (), bamboo shoots, bitter greens, 'ma chi mian' (), 'hui cai' (), 'ye lan' (), 'ruo cai' (), 'yu qian' (), 'ying zha' (), etc. all are familiar to everyone.

After our careful cooking, it is believed that every bite on our tongues will not only evoke joy, happiness and satisfaction, but also memories of hometown, longing for mothers, and love and gratitude,

When I was a child, every spring, children would gather at the big elm tree at the village head to pluck 'yu qian' (), when a large number of 'yu qian' with pale yellow or green colors entered the small baskets held by the hungry children, the greedy children eagerly, and quickly put these fragrant young vegetables with the rich spring atmosphere into their mouths, instantly, a sweet and sticky feeling resonated in the mouth, making people unable to put it down and feel happy and satisfied.

Returning home, we hand over these 'yu qian' to our mother, and we can see that our mother uses skillful hands to transform these gifts from spring, mixed with cornstarch, into one by one golden and yellow vegetable dumplings.

These lovely vegetable dumplings were placed in a steamer, cooked with charcoal fire and a large flame, after opening the pot, the entire room was filled with the fragrance of 'yu qian' and cornstarch, and the strange fragrance of combining two natural ingredients – 'yu qian' and cornstarch.

Years later, even with the passage of time, it seems that we can still see that in the difficult years, there was a unique food of spring, we can still smell and taste the scents and sweetness of our hometown and mother,

We were born in a magical and beautiful country with a legendary history, five thousand years of civilization history,

It brings not only brilliant historical and cultural heritage, but also delicious food culture that makes our mouths water.

Our food culture is long-standing, profound and extensive, every dish passed down through thousands of years, carries the wisdom of ancestors, the taste code, and these mysterious and great food cultures, with the passage of time, settled down, with the creation of hardworking hands, today in China, has become more magnificent and dazzling, more radiant. The taste code left to us by our ancestors, is like Pandora's box, in this beautiful country, in this beautiful spring, has been mysteriously opened.

Before us is the exquisite food culture of five thousand years of our great nation, plus the food wisdom crystallization of people from all over the world.

The spring of reform and opening up, allows every Chinese to guard our hometown, and easily taste the delicacies from all over the world. These food ingredients come from mountains and lakes, from the deep sea, from vast grasslands, from wide pastures, from mysterious caves, and from primordial forests. These delicacies that we couldn't even imagine in the past, all appeared before our eyes, within reach, and we were able to make all kinds of delicious food we love,

Our magical country brings us the spring of food, brings every Chinese to experience the unique taste of spring on our tongues,

Food, at this moment, is not just the taste of spring on our tongues, but also the warmth of home and the happiness of family gathered together,

Food, at this moment, is not just the profound and extensive food culture, but also the sense of honor and national pride of everyone working together and moving forward in the spring,

The taste of spring has arrived, have you experienced it? If you haven't found this wonderful feeling, why not start with a meal with your family,

Family meals are the simplest and most natural wish for all Chinese, but many people, due to various reasons, cannot achieve it,

Take advantage of the good weather, are you still hesitating? Quickly bring out your favorite heart-warming ingredients, use the unique delicacies presented by spring, to make a meal full of spring flavors for your family. When you are together, we believe, blooming on our tongues is the taste of spring.