18 minutes ago, Anna N said:So I am quite prepared to show my foolishness to the world. It has never occurred to me that one might choose to eat tamarind for itself. My only knowledge of it comes from recipes where it is used as a flavouring agent. I used to purchase it in blocks much like you can purchase dates.
When tamarind is used in much cooking, it is often to bring a bitterness (not always a bad thing) to often southern Asian cuisine and is made from green, immature fruit. As it matures, it become sweeter, while maintaining a sweet and sour flavour.
The only blocks I've seen have been made from unripe pods.
