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My husband brought this little gem home from work for me to try.  One of his coworkers passed by with a big box of them and offered him one.  He thought I’d enjoy the new adventure.  I was pretty excited because I’ve wanted to try tamarind for a long time and I actually knew what it was when Emma brought it over to me.  I’ve never had it in it’s raw form before.  It comes in a big pod turd-looking thing.

You crack all that outside stuff off, which is almost bark-like, and you’re left with an even funkier, worm-looking inside.  Peel away all the stringy bits and there are little segments with seeds inside.  As I expected it to be, it was very sweet, with the taste and texture very close to a dried apricot.  I have to say it was a pretty tasty little snack.