On Monday, June 17, 2013 8:00:24 AM UTC-4, George L wrote:
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> bottles and bottles of various sauces including tamarind paste which is
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> George L

Try making your own tamarind sauce. It's very easy (although a little time consuming) and the result is amazing. It's very difficult to go back and buy the prepared tamarind again.

http://www.richardfisher.com

On 6/17/2013 8:44 AM, Helpful person wrote:
> On Monday, June 17, 2013 8:00:24 AM UTC-4, George L wrote:
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>> bottles and bottles of various sauces including tamarind paste which is
>>
>> George L
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> Try making your own tamarind sauce. It's very easy (although a little time consuming) and the result is amazing. It's very difficult to go back and buy the prepared tamarind again.
>
> http://www.richardfisher.com
>

When I was a kid, I used to have to walk through a parking lot that had
a giant tamarind tree. The pavement would be covered with that sticky,
gooshy, stuff. It was awful! What a surprise to find out that people
actually ate that stuff.

On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:31:33 -1000, dsi1
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> On 6/17/2013 8:44 AM, Helpful person wrote:
> > On Monday, June 17, 2013 8:00:24 AM UTC-4, George L wrote:
> >>
> >> bottles and bottles of various sauces including tamarind paste which is
> >>
> >> George L
> >
> > Try making your own tamarind sauce. It's very easy (although a little time consuming) and the result is amazing. It's very difficult to go back and buy the prepared tamarind again.
> >
> > http://www.richardfisher.com
> >
>
> When I was a kid, I used to have to walk through a parking lot that had
> a giant tamarind tree. The pavement would be covered with that sticky,
> gooshy, stuff. It was awful! What a surprise to find out that people
> actually ate that stuff.

I know I saw those pods on the ground when I was a kid too, and it
never occurred to me that anyone would eat them either. I just
wondered why anyone would want such a messy tree around.

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On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:44:24 -0700 (PDT), Helpful person
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> On Monday, June 17, 2013 8:00:24 AM UTC-4, George L wrote:
> >
> > bottles and bottles of various sauces including tamarind paste which is
> >
> > George L
>
> Try making your own tamarind sauce. It's very easy (although a little time consuming) and the result is amazing. It's very difficult to go back and buy the prepared tamarind again.
>

The recipes I see call for paste, but what I find is blocks of
tamarind - which is pulp that needs to be reconstituted.
http://shesimmers.com/2010/05/how-to...-for-thai.html
Read the comments. One person just breaks off a chunk and heats it
with an equal amount of water in the microwave, another reconstitutes
the entire block and freezes smaller portions in an ice cube tray.

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.