It's spring! And with it, the ground is covered in Bärlauch, or wild garlic. Wild garlic has always been associated with bears, as witnessed by its Latin, German and French names (Allium ursinum, Bärlauch and ail des ours, respectively). Seems that these hibernating animals are extremely partial to this garlicky member of the allium family, which emerges conveniently from its winter slumbers just as the bears are coming out of theirs.