This week's look at what's new, bountiful or mysterious in the produce aisles. The ribbed, reddish-purple, football-sized and -shaped pod in the produce aisle at Asian markets is a banana blossom ...

Banana blossoms grow on the end of the stem holding ... the bright flavors and cooking styles of Thai, Indonesian, Chinese, Malay, Indian and Nonya (a combination of Chinese and Malay) cuisines.

Following the rise of early spring temperatures, the 121.46-hectare display of rapeseed flowers and plum blossoms at Yunlin Tianxiang scenic spot in Banan district, Chongqing, has once again ...