Good Eats

Alton: Bananas are cheap, plentiful and available year-round in every megamart between here and the Temple of Doom. When you think about it, no other fruit -- or food for that matter -- has gotten under the skin of pop culture like the banana. Maybe it's the color. Maybe it's the shape, the flavor. Maybe it's the handy wrapper. But there's more to this jungle-born friend than meets the eye -- much more. The banana, which takes many different guises, possesses culinary powers beyond your wildest dreams. In other words, the banana is a treasure well worth pursuing.