Theme: Spring food
-when delicate flavours blossom
Word definitions
emphasis (n.): special importance/value on something
[be] no exception: not different from the others
make the most of …: use what is available in a good/efficient way
spring up (v.): suddenly appear
court (n.): the people related to or directly serving a king/queen/emperor/empress
set in (v.): start to really feel like it; arrive and become established
stalk (n.): the slender part of a plant that supports leaves, flowers or fruit
pod (n.): the green pouch-like part of the plant that contains beans or peas
lean (adj.): not fatty (for meats)
subtle (adj.): delicate, light, not obvious
edible (adj.): can be eaten
on its/their own: without adding or combining with anything (similar to ‘as it is’)
sweet beans (n.): casual reaction phrase meaning ‘nice!’