I was at Vace and bought this Italian tamarind syrup on impulse, but I have no idea what to do with it. It was $3, and I do like the taste of tamarind generally. Has anyone ever used this stuff?
It seems like it would be good in a cocktail of some sorts. Maybe with vodka and soda? The bottle itself talks about pairing it with coffee, but I’m not much of a coffee drinker. I guess it could go into pad thai, replacing both the tamarind paste and the sugar. But I long ago decided that, though delicious, home-made pad thai takes too darn long and requires too many ingredients. Better to get take-out, in my opinion.
Anyone out there in the food-o-sphere have a fun idea of what to do with tamarind syrup?
Is it like those coffee syrups? At least approximately like? If so, you could make your own tamarind “sodas” (seltzer + syrup over ice). I imagine with a slice of lime on the rim, that would be a really refreshing drink after a long day of gardening. 🙂
Tamarindo in Italian. As kids that’s all our entire family drank iin the summer poured over ice from a pitcher of tamarindo mixed with water & kept in the ice box. Used to buy it by the 1/2 gal. at the Italian store in Highwood, IL which is now “Carlos” (Restaurant). Never took the place of coffee, does not taste like coffee, never used in a cocktail–just a delicious soft drink. Check with Highwood Historical Society, Highwood, IL 60040.for more & better information.
Probably can still buy it in Highwood. No need to bring it home from Italy.
My italian grandmother would mix tamirando syrup with water( like you would make a pitcher of kool aid) then cut up 2 oranges & 1 lemon into wedges and then added the fruit into the pitcher chill for a couple hours in the fridge and enjoy over a glass of ice we loooved this as kids….you would need to play around with the portion of water and syrup….the tamirindo syrup she would get from the corner italian grocery store would come in a 2 gallon jug she would put in either a cup or 2 of syrup…wow thanks for the memories and enjoy
Tamarindo syrup was used at soda fountain in Boston’s Italian section around 50+ years prior. Mixed with soda water and served as beverage soda like cola, or ginger ale, etc. Awesome taste. Hard to find especially now that sweets are treated like poison.
It is the best been looking for it for a while. Mix it with water and ice. Always had it as a child.