Aug
23
2009
Produce Pick: Sweet Tamarind
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Don’t know what Sweet Tamarind is, yeah.. either did we! Watch us as we share some with Batman and Ben10 and most importantly figure our how to open the box. :) For more info on Sweet Tamarind check out these sites….
I didn’t find much so if you know of other resources please feel free to ad link to the comments!
So…. who’s a Tamarind fan? Anyone else willing to try it? :)
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Hi Roni,
First, I LOVE your haircut!
Second, I have never heard of these but your video cracked me up and I watched the whole thing even though I doubt I am brave enough to try these. Thank you for a unique produce pick!
Oh my gosh, I was cracking up watching this! My family and I found tamarind flavored stuff at the Mexican grocer a couple years ago after reading about them on Bad-Candy.com (http://www.bad-candy.com/candies/tamarind/) so we bought some products and tried them. All I can say is it was awful! So anytime we see anything tamarind (real fruit, candy, juice, whatever) we all just sort of cringe. But now after watching your video, I’m kinda inspired to try those pods. Our regular grocer carries tamarind pods in the produce section, but I don’t know if they are “sweet tamarind” or that horrible crap we had from the Mexican grocer. LOL
Hey Roni,
My husband is from guatemala and tamarind soda is his favorite. It is called tamarindo in spanish and the soda name brand is called “Jarrito” if you are interested in trying it you can find it in mexican stores. I have never tried the fruit before only the soda, but I know you make tamarind sauces for meat and stuff in many latin american dishes. Thanks for the review!
it was funny watching you eat the tamarind. But you are correct in what you are eating. You get the veins off and eat the flesh. you do not eat the seed or the veins or the hard shell. You can finger pick all the flesh off and then add some sugar to it to make a sweet and tangy concotion. or you can also add some red pepper powder and salt for a more sweet ad spicy concotion. I grew up in India and this was a street food that was sold outside our schools all the time.yummo!!
OOOO could you make a glaze out of it for grilling??
in mexico, i saw tamarind on many menus…namely, tamarind dipping sauces. however, the best thing was this martini… it was a sweet/spicy martini with tamarind… i still dream about it!
Love the new haircut! i have heard of tamarind but didn’t know there were different kings! very interesting :)
Jennie – Totally! It wouldbe yummy but REALLY messy to make. :)
Roni, my daughter loves sour tamarinds, they are regular snacks in her lunch. It’s a very common West Indian treat! :)
There is regular tamarind and SWEET tamarind. The sweet is like eating candy. the regular is quite TART. I can’t imagine anyone NOT liking SWEET tamarind. it is so yummy.