Tamarind pulp

You could go either way -- I've seen tamarind pulp in vacuum-sealed blocks (frozen, maybe?) and then there are biggish tubs of pods for making your own. I don't think chutney would be a good substitute unless the other ingredients in it match up with whatever you're going to do with the pulp. It's really shocking that an Asian grocery wouldn't have it -- they have tons of it at the place I go in Memphis.

Making your own pulp from pods is a time consuming pain in the butt, really.

bringing the tamarind talk over here.
i am going to read up on what else i should do with it. it's such a treat!
have you ever used in marinades?

i was thinking about starting a poll about what the best kind of jarritos is the other day, because i was craving a taco and jarritos, and i think tamarind would win, if not for guava

oh, i think i first got it when i was making pad thai but pad thai is hard to make so i just used similar sauce for tofu + greens + noodles. i think i have used it for tofu marinade, would be good for chicken probably

this is kind of great but overwhelming: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/tamarind.html#Food%20Uses

Wow!

This: a slow-growing, long-lived, massive tree reaches, under favorable conditions, a height of 80 or even 100 ft = probably not a good indoor companion for Daisy. But this: the pulp is [...] administered to alleviate sunstroke, Datura poisoning, and alcoholic intoxication = awesome hangover cure!

so what if you made an alcoholic drink using tamarind? would this save you? like an alcoholic jarrito?

The only way to know is to try it - time for FOOD SCIENCE!

i think a taste testing party is in order?

I think so! Should we have someone be the control and not consume any tamarind? Or would that just be cruel?

i vote jergins.

I'm wondering now if it cures hangovers, or if it is supposed to sober you up? Useful, either way!

i was thinking about alcoholic tamarind drinks the other day!

i will tell you that we made a vodka/soda/tamarind syrup drink the other day that was not bad but i would like to find a way to do it with more tamarind and less syrup and some other better alcohol than vodka.

yeah i wouldn't want to buy tamarind syrup itself, could prob make a better one with less sugar yourself
as for alcohol i am not an expert

i made the tamarind syrup. it is not bad, i just don't like sweet things.

i am thinking maybe rum?

oh i didn't read good, missed the "we made"

no you didn't read bad, that 'we made' was referring to making drinks.
i made the syrup in a separate incident last week.

on my way home from work i was thinking tehe and jaq should come for drinks tomorrow. y'all can be the hangover-prevention testers and i can be the control, cuz i don't think i'm into tamarind drinks.

plus: i have rum on hand.

minus: jergins will not be available for this proposed soiree.

ooh, if jaq is available, this sounds fun! i can make the tamarind for testing, but how should i make it? pulp? tamarind water? hmm.

Ooo, I am indeed available, and this sounds fabulous! I will need to bus home first, but then could drive up, swinging by te,he's on the way to lxy's magic porch. What time?

yayayayayayay!!

whenever you can/want, jaq and te!

t, I can probably get to your hill around 6:45-7ish?

let me check my super busy schedule

Ok yeah, I'm available then. Hooray! What is your tamarind poison of choice?

It all sounds good to me - your choice!

hey ladies i'll see you soon after 7 then! yippie!

I keep reading this thread title as tamarind pub!

i think one of the topics of conversation tomorrow will be how we will make our fortune by opening this pub

sandbox investors, speak up

I think this has potential.