Yunnan food festival held in Beijing

A flower-based banquet theme shapes this year's Yunnan Food Festival at the Minzu Hotelthrough May 20.

A chef from the province will use seasonal ingredients including fresh flowersand plants from Yunnan, such as camellia, jasmine, azalea and bamboo. Yunnan has a longhistory of cooking with flowers, which can be made into desserts and soup, or be pan-fried andmixed with other ingredients.

Classic traditional dishes available at lunch and dinner includesteamed pot chicken, morel with wrinkled pepper, and wild broccoli with garlic.

15 Fuxingmennei Dajie, Xicheng district. 010-6601-4466.