Friday, November 2, 2012

Tamarind

10/29/2012 Plantation Botanical Garden

10/29/2012 Plantation Botanical Garden

11/2/2012 Plantation Botanical Garden

Tamarind = Tamarindus indica
Family: Fabaceae
Native to tropical Africa, especially Sudan

The flowers are orchid-like, one inch size, 
yellow with orange or red streaks.
Buds are pink until the flowers bloom.
The fruit is an indehiscent (doesn't split open 
by itself) legume, 12 - 15 cm (3-6") long,
with a hard brown shell.
It has a fleshy, juicy pulp, tastes sweet and sour,
and is high in acid, sugar, Vitamin B and calcium.
The fruit is used in jam, blended into juices,
or sweetened drinks, sorbets, ice creams.....
Also, it is found in Worcestershire sauce and HP sauce.

タマリンドという名は知っていたけど、きれいだなと思って見てた
この大きな木の、ぶら下がった花、これがそうだとは。
実は大きなマメ、固いサヤで、しっかり茶色ー黒になったら
食べられるのだそうです。甘味料につかったり砂糖漬けにしたり、
国によっていろいろ、用途が広いようです。


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