Comments on: Ripe Tamarind Fruit / Hinog na Sampalok

By: inday hami

inday hami — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:20:47 +0000

love this photo MM!

By: betty q.

betty q. — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:37:16 +0000

Oh, My gooodness, MM! …How can I ever forget Silly Lolo’s comment a while back about the laxative properties of sampaloc! I almost fell off my chair!!!! Maria Clara I think wrote a comment about it as well on your Sampaloc Candy post.

I am sure Silly Lolo has something to say about this again!!!!

By: evel

evel — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:24:33 +0000

i love sampaloc…whether it is our native ones or the bangkok variety…whether eaten fresh or champoy style (by putting soy sauce and sugar)…hmmm…yummmy!

By: cumin

cumin — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:47:32 +0000

Didn’t know that sampaloc is high calorie, but I read somewhere that along with guavas it’s one of the best sources of Vit C. Tamarind juice is very popular in East Africa. millet, I’ve seen camachile fruit sold at the Sunday Lung Center market.

By: sonia

sonia — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:31:29 +0000

a tip for bangkok sampaloc lovers – occassionally you will have the misfortune of getting almost dried and hard or at least not juicy bangkok sampaloc .
re hydrate them by wrapping the sampaloc pods in a wet towel and putting the bundle in a container overnight ( or longer, if needed). never fails!

By: alilay

alilay — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:32:15 +0000

we used to have a tree in our backyard and it is the sweetest tamarind, the pods are really small and when it is in season we hired an experienced tree climber to gather the fruits. my aunt also has this long pole with a U-shaped metal to tug on the branches and shake it so the fruit will fall for us children.

By: sister

sister — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:04:14 +0000

You can find tamarind sirup very easily, just combine with ice and water for a shake.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:05:07 +0000

Mikel/Artisan, are they a diuretic and a “pooperetic” as well? :)

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:01:56 +0000

Millet, here is a link to a camachile post I did 3 years ago...

By: mikel

mikel — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:55:53 +0000

love these. glad to have them available at chinatown in the 13e. i ate a whole box in one seating.. found out they’re quite a diuretic. did i spell that right?