Chinese toon sprouts, water celery, wild onions, wild leeks, shepherd's purse, dandelion seedlings, Iris lactea, bracken and more could be found with some effort. They could be brought home, blanched as cold salad, or used to make steamed vegetables, and even mixed with minced meat to make fresh stuffing.
Especially Chinese toon sprouts and bracken, which were the most appealing.
It was just a short window of time for them to get to eat those things.
Chinese toon sprouts with eggs, Chinese toon sprouts mixed with tofu, Chinese toon sprouts with fried bacon, fried Chinese toon sprouts wrapped in egg batter, Chinese toon sprouts omelet, and even pickled Chinese toon sprouts could be delicious. The plants could also be ground to make Chinese toon sprout sauce during this time.
Brackens could be fried with smoked meat and bamboo slices.