![]() Some may hesitate to eat tamarinds because of its high sugar content, and yet, the fruit is packed per gram with calcium, iron, thiamin, magnesium, potassium and fiber. You can make it yourself or buy it premade, but it’s not expensive, and it keeps for an extensive amount of time. The tamarind tree is a common hardwood fruit tree that is native to Africa but now grows all over both Mexico and Asia. Then, the raw fruit is steeped in hot water for thirty minutes before being drained through a sieve to remove and extra fibrous threads or seeds. After being removed from the pod, the pulp is pulled away from the seeds. ![]() The paste generally comes either from a slab of the tamarind fruit or from the pods (which you can see above). Due to its naturally thick, fibrous consistency, the tamarind fruit is the perfect ingredient to make a paste. Tamarind paste is made from the sour, dark, sticky fruit-or pods-of the tamarind tree. (Yes just like peppers, tamarinds are fruits) What is Tamarind Paste? The tree bears large brown pods that contain the tamarind fruit. The genus Tamarindus is monotypic, meaning that it contains only this species. What is Tamarind?īefore the paste, comes the Tamarind, which is a leguminous tree that bears edible fruits. That’s right, keep reading to learn everything you need to know about tamarind paste. If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me and I’ll help as soon as I can.įollow me on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest , Youtube and Twitter for more Yummy Tummy inspiration.Tamarind Paste – you’ve maybe heard of it but do you actually know what it is? Y’know like what it tastes like? Where it comes from? And what it’s used for? Well, this blog answers those exact questions.
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