Comments on: Sampalok / Tamarind Candy from Thailand

By: Rolando

Rolando — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:35:43 +0000

Hi Tiffany, I forgot to tell you that the guy tending the Asian grocery store at Bissonnet and Synott in Houston is not aware of that Tamarind Candy. I asked him and he showed me different things, so I searched for it and found it somewhere in the middle of the store in a 2″ X 3″ x 1 thick” plastic container with label “Tamarind Candy” in yellow text with green background, and it says “Made In Thailand”. If you are heading west towards Bissonnet, it is located on the left side of the shopping building just before you reach the intersection of Synott Rd. Email me if you have questions: rar422@windstream.net

By: Rolando

Rolando — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:59:52 +0000

Hi Tiffany: You can buy the Tamarind Candy at an Asian grocery store located at the corner of Bissonnet and Synnott in Houston. I also have the recipe in case you want to do your own customized to your taste. I tried doing my own last weekend, the taste and texture are just right but after few hours, it becomes wet. I will experiment this coming weekend by drying it in a mini-oven and then finally rolling it in granulated sugar. Feel free to email me if you have questions.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:48:25 +0000

oh my ..i wanted to buy this so bad, but can’t find it anywhere in Houston :(

By: marielle

marielle — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:37:32 +0000

can you suggest at least 3 best sampaloc brand names from thailand.. so i will not get confused in buying one.. do i have to buy different varieties like spicy, salty, sweet, etc.. (because they are differently satistifying?)

By: eleonor

eleonor — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:44:57 +0000

i love sampaloc candies.in 1977,i started making it as my source of income,untill now we are making it even my children had finished thier studies.i sold it in calababanga,cam.sur.they called it dindy’s sweet nd sour sampaloc.it is wrapped in yellow cellophane,rolled in white sugar nd salt,

By: Jacqui

Jacqui — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 07:06:11 +0000

I forgot to add that these Mexican stores also sell the spicy variety, the same tamarind balls but rolled in some spicy powder. Chili, I presumed. I tried one once but my tongue just cannot take it. Could they be similar to the Thai Sampaloc?

By: Jacqui

Jacqui — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 09:38:44 +0000

In all my three pregnancies, I only craved for one thing – sampaloc, but to my chagrin, the Philippine-made tamarind sold in Asian stores here in the Bay Area were more sugary than sour. Eventually found my sampaloc-heaven at the Mexican stores that sell it at a quarter per ball (around the size of the ball we used to play with jack stones). And to borrow Dodie’s description, they are the ultimate “face-distorting” variety.

By: EC

EC — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 04:11:02 +0000

Salivary glands activated!

By: goodtimer

goodtimer — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 15:06:08 +0000

what i really miss is the sampaloc sold in my old school canteen in high school, wrapped in orange cellophane paper, a strip of sweet sampaloc candy with webbing, with specks of coarse rock salt. i think i could eat about 10 of those in one sitting.

By: NiQ

NiQ — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:44:45 +0000

–> I like my thai sampalok in a sweet-spicy flavor. I absolutely enjoy eating it!