A kitchen pantry is an ever-evolving mix of old and new, familiar and unknown. It’s a combination of the food culture in which you were raised and the one that defines you today. It could be a hybrid ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo by Greg DuPree / Food Styling by Melissa Gray / Prop Styling by Lydia Pursell "Tamarind adds its bewitching sharp-and-tangy ...

As a lover of sour lemon and lime desserts, I’m always on the lookout for other ingredients to satisfy my tangy cravings. Rhubarb, passion fruit, gooseberry and red currant all visit my kitchen when ...

Tamarind remains a bit of a mystery to most cooks in the United States, but its sweet and sour pulp is appreciated by cooks from its native range in tropical Africa to India, Mexico and beyond. The ...

Even if you don’t know it, you’re probably familiar with the distinctive tang of tamarind. A staple in South and Southeastern Asian cuisine, it’s the tangy-sweet heart and soul of a killer Pad Thai ...

If you’ve never used it before, tamarind might come across as a difficult ingredient. While seedless pulp is available at many markets, it’s frequently packaged in blocks — the pulp (or paste) is ...

Walk into almost any taqueria and you can get agua de tamarindo, a refreshingly tangy Mexican drink made from tamarind fruit. But tamarind is not just Mexican, and tamarindo is not just a drink.

Its sweet, pungent flavor enhances everything from chutney, rice, and marinades to baked goods and candy.

First published in 1993 in The Times-Picayune, this recipe was included in "Emeril's New New Orleans Cooking" by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch (William Morrow, 1993). The story about the star ...

Tamarind remains a bit of a mystery to most cooks in the United States, but its sweet and sour pulp is appreciated by cooks from its native range in tropical Africa to India, Mexico and beyond. The ...