Jihva for Ingredients (JFI) - Tamarind

Jihva for Ingredients aka JFI is an event to celebrate and showcase a different natural ingredient every month. The chosen ingredient this month is Tamarind.

Tamarind is an essential ingredient in Asian, Latin American and Caribbean cuisines. It is also one of the main ingredients of Worcestershire sauce, a popular condiment in the Western cuisine. In other words, Tamarind is truly a universal ingredient, so I am sure there are tons of recipes out there using this very versatile fruit. The popularity of tamarind is evident from the fact that there is at least one restaurant called Tamarind something or Something Tamarind in most cities.

Tamarind is available for purchase in most speciality food stores and Asian and Latin American grocery stores in the form of paste, pulp, juice, concentrate and even as a whole fruit form when in season.

Rules for participation

• Prepare a dish from any cuisine using Tamarind in any form and post it in your blog in the month of June. The deadline is July 1st. There is no limit to the number of entries you can contribute.
• Make sure your post includes a link to the event announcement and to the main JFI page.
• Send me the entry using the entry form, which can be found at the event announcement page.