Andy wrote on 12 Aug 2006 in rec.food.cooking

> I drove in to Philly to the Reading Terminal Market. Bad idea. There
was
> an Amish festival going on and it was packed with people! Busier than
> I've ever seen it. Out of four small produce stands, no banana chile
> peppers!
>
> I did find a jar of palm sugar, completing the authenticity of my Thai
> chicken satay recipe. It's a dark brown coconut sugar (I did not know
> this!).
>
> They blocked off part of Arch street and put out chairs and bales of
hay
> for the audience to watch live music. I watched an Amish bluegrass band
> belt out a few songs. Made up of banjo, mandolin, standup bass and two
> guitars. They were great!!! There was also a hayride pulled by two mini
> ponies for the kids!
>
> Had a cup of the great Amish cucumber salad and a glass of bud light
and
> left.
>
> Drove over to the Italian Market, stopping first at Pat's King of
Steaks
> for a cheesesteak. It was as bad as I remembered them. I didn't even
> finish it! The BUMS!!!
>
> Walked the entire market and nobody had banana chile peppers!!!
>
> I tried, dammit.
>
> Andy
>
>
>

well here's a picture....AKA hungarian peppers...Maybe they ain't
chiles...just peppers?

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...r/IMGP3922.jpg

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-Alan