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 ...

Even if you don’t know it, you’re probably familiar with the distinctive tang of tamarind. A staple in South and Southeastern Asian cuisine, it’s the tangy-sweet heart and soul of a killer Pad Thai ...

Tamarind is a beguiling tropical fruit shaped like a winged bean pod, which makes perfect sense when you consider that it's also a legume. (All will be explained below.) Its unique taste veers from ...

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.

Sweet, sour and tender under its brittle shell, the fruit’s pulp is equally at home in desserts and savory dishes. By Nik Sharma I wasn’t a terribly naughty child by any means, but I had my share of ...

Learn how to punch up your cooking with tamarind, one of the world’s most beloved and versatile ingredients. Londoner Lara Lee is an Indonesian-Australian chef, food writer, and co-founder of the ...

Tamarind is what gives Thai and much South East Asian cooking its character. I have picked the long brown tamarind pods from the tree in Thailand and have watched whilst the sweet-sharp brown paste ...