Saturday: Festival of Forgotten Foods at Reading Terminal Market

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Saturday: Festival of Forgotten Foods at Reading Terminal Market

POSTED: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 5:52 PM

Drop by Center Court at Reading Terminal Market this Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for RTM's first-ever Festival of Forgotten Foods, a celebration of odd and/or esoteric delicacies from the area. (There's never been a more appropriate time to apply our "Weird Regional Foods" category.) You'll be able to sample specialties like fried catfish and waffles, black walnut cupcakes, teaberry ice cream and the like, which'll likely freak out (or win over?) a few hungry tourists.

It's worth noting that many of these "forgotten" regional foods are still available here in Philly, and many in new contexts, as touched upon by Rick Nichols in the latest Inquirer. Daniel Stern's MidAtlantic is doing multiple varieties of from-scratch scrapple, among other PA Dutch dishes; Oyster House does a tasty snapper soup and the fried oyster/chicken salad combo; Cape May Salts are available via tons of local buck-a-shuck deals; stalwarts like City Tavern have been serving pepper pot soup for years.


danya
Posted 2009-11-12 12:55:55
Wow, teaberry ice cream! Maybe I'll have to sneak over from Bar Camp Philly & try that one.

Shao
Posted 2009-11-12 13:04:26
Always wanted to try teaberry ice cream. Sounds like a fun weekend event.
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