eating some tamarinds

@jazel_juan (15747)
Philippines
May 3, 2012 11:49pm CST
i have been eating tamarind lately and i could not get myself to stop. lol i know too much of something is bad enough. But this is one of those seasonal things for me, so let me. hahaha. This is the ripe one, where the tamarind from green turns to brown and is cooked and now looks like some tamarind paste..and mmmmmm it is sour and yummy..and i dip it into salt. I want to upload a picture but the picture does not look like delectable as it is a big brown glob lol... my kids eat this as well but i give them in moderation as they might have some stomach upset. I know someone here on mylot told me tamarind is richer in vitamin C...
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
4 May 12
Hi jazel We had a tamarind tree in our earlier house campus. We Indians use that in so many different delicacies... but ever since I have Ulcerative Colitis, this tamarind and many other eatables are banned for me Never mind, I still feast on Water Melons - though I dont have any idea of their nutritional value but I know they are 98% water(good to save me from dehydration in this hot summer. And my wifey is just crazy about mangoes... she even wants me to steal some from our landlords trees even if they are unripe... though she will be here around 20th of this month, I still remember the last year afresh! and I did steal 2 for her
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
4 May 12
come here and you do not have to steal.. we have some at home, ripe and unripe mangoes! Last night we even had durian yummm! As for tamarinds, well i love them and yes the unripe tamarind we also use in our food as well, usually in soup to add sourness
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
4 May 12
come here and you do not have to steal My Applications seem to get approved
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@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
4 May 12
why not? me and hubby will welcome you.. but then you got to watch over my kids ok?
• Philippines
4 May 12
hi my friend! looks like your'e into tamarinds now haha! I am not fond of eating tamarinds much. but i like it spicy. as of now I am fond of eating indian mangoes with spicy shrimp paste "BAGOONG" I like it very much i can almost eat up to 15 pieces of mango in a day. I am not pregnant hahaha! I just love it since it's mango season too! happy eating to the both of us!
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@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
4 May 12
it is mango season ann, i just ate some the other night too. My brother was given mangoes by our neighbors then i went to go and buy some bagoong! yumm! and i am not pregnant as well
• Philippines
4 May 12
mango crave in here.. haha I wasn't able to eat some today since i'm in office. my boss would not want our office to smell shrimp paste..!
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
4 May 12
here as well.. but i am craving for some might eat some later!
@gaiza12 (4884)
• Philippines
4 May 12
Hmmmm, that sure tastes good. My saliva is starting to drool ..ahaha. I didn't know tamarinds are rich in vitamin C, but if that's the case I think those that are fresh from the tree are richer than those already cook. But, whatever it is, it still does taste good. Eat moderately though.
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@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
5 May 12
Lol i do not think i could it the green ones, they are pretty sour gaizA!
@gaiza12 (4884)
• Philippines
5 May 12
Don't eat the green ones, eat the ones that are already brown. Those are less sour and some of it are even sweet. Those that are fresh from the tree, I have tried eating it and they are not as sour as the green ones.
@bhonti (1246)
• Philippines
4 May 12
Eating too much tamarind might hurt your teeth. You will uncomfortable eating other food after you eat them. This happens to me whenever I try to eat too much sour fruits like mango and tamarind.
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@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
5 May 12
i have not really experienced this bhonti.. hmmm how come it hurt your teeth? it was not hard
@bhonti (1246)
• Philippines
8 May 12
I think the the sour taste makes your teeth grind or gives you the feeling that your teeth are grinding. I think my teeth are just sensitive that eating too much sour foods hurts my teeth.
@averygirl72 (37763)
• Philippines
4 May 12
Tamarinds are my favorite too. When I was a kid, there is a tamarind candy sold in school and it is the best tamarind candy for me. It has many sugar and salt. There are tamarinds that are just sweet or just salty. Some tamarind candy are creamy too.
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@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
4 May 12
the ones i have tasted are just of balance. i have also tasted the round tamarinds which are coated with sugar.. but the ones i was eating was the creamy one which i put a little salt on top yumm!
• Philippines
4 May 12
I haven't seen tamarind trees here in Bukidnon that much. There are a lot of tamarind trees in Ormoc, Leyte that is how i remembered it even my favorite lumboy/duhat is very common there. When I was still a kid my friends and I would rush to a tamarind tree or lumboy tree that is bearing fruits already and its usually this time of the year (SUMMER!) and we would blissfully enjoy them with a little salt and let the good time pass. Sigh ... I miss the old days
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@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
4 May 12
i have not eaten lumboy but i have seen those violet colored fruits..they look like grapes! hhaha..
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
4 May 12
I have had tamarind before and it's strangly good. I've never tried to put salt on it, but I think that would be good as well. I can understand the "addiction" to it and you're right, best to treat yourself.
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@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
4 May 12
i like it with salt... now my mouth is watering again
@gloryacam (5540)
• Philippines
8 May 12
This post makes me salivate!
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
7 May 12
Oh my, jazel, this post of yours caused me to salivate. I could just imagine the taste of the way that tamarind was cooked and i know it's so delicious. I was a former fan of that tamarind. It's just that , i haven't seen any ambulant vendor selling that anymore. I guess i have to look for one, once i can already go out.
• China
4 May 12
I am watering watching the picture, I never had it but I think it should be nice. Now in China, we will have watermelon, pineapple and dragon fruit in summer season.
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@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
4 May 12
what picture?