fava bean

Spring specialties: garlic scapes, pea shoots, ramps, fiddlehead ferns, English peas, fava beans.

But in Nukoko's case the raw material of choice is not carob or sunflower seeds but fava beans.

On the box, the burgers - made from fava bean and pea protein - are described as "succulent and tangy" and "with an American style mustard and gherkin melt".

Kraft’s all-new vegan cheese sauce is made with fava bean protein and coconut oil powder, and has a “similar taste, look and feel to dairy-based mac and cheese,” the company told CNN.

She gets ready to cook some dinner - most likely tinned chickpeas and fava beans - and then will go to sleep.