Tamarind can be used in sauces, drinks, desserts, marinades and so much more. (It’s also an essential ingredient in pad Thai.) But nothing beats eating it straight from the pod if you ask us. If you ...

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Its sweet, pungent flavor enhances everything from chutney, rice, and marinades to baked goods and candy.

If you’ve never used it before, tamarind might come across as a difficult ingredient. While seedless pulp is available at many markets, it’s frequently packaged in blocks — the pulp (or paste) is ...

When Asian food has a distinctive sourness that seems like citrus but is somehow more complex, chances are good that its flavor base is tamarind. Its pulp is processed into a dark brown paste, which ...

Walk into almost any taqueria and you can get “agua de tamarindo,” a refreshingly tangy Mexican drink made from tamarind fruit. But tamarind is not just Mexican, and tamarindo is not just a drink.

Tamarind remains a bit of a mystery to most cooks in the United States, but its sweet and sour pulp is appreciated by cooks from its native range in tropical Africa to India, Mexico and beyond. The ...

Walk into almost any taqueria and you can get agua de tamarindo, a refreshingly tangy Mexican drink made from tamarind fruit. But tamarind is not just Mexican, and tamarindo is not just a drink.

Q: I feel ignorant about tamarind. There are two tamarind things I love: the tamarind sauce I’ve had in Indian restaurants, and the Jarritos brand tamarind-flavored soda made in Mexico. What else can ...