Food In The Fort

We have no idea what this is, but it’s wonderful. Except for the pits, which are most of it. It’s kind of like eating a pomegranate - a lot of work for little payoff. The fruit (we guess it’s fruit) is sweet and slightly spicy; hazmat procedures might be called for with this baby; it sticks to everything. Just like the Rollo Coco, good luck removing the wrapper. But don’t let our warnings dissuade you. It’s a delicious, if sticky, treat.

Update: After some fast googling we find that this is, indeed, simply tamarind pulp.

Quick trivia: Tamarind is an essential ingredient in Worcestershire sauce.

This post was part of our Mexican Candy Shootout! series. You can find all the posts in this series here.

We bought this Lucas product because it looked cool; unfortunately, our package was quite stale and disappointing. We wanted to like it, but since the “spaghetti” had the texture of real pasta which had had the misfortune of being overcooked and then left out for hours, it was hard to arrive at a favorable opinion. Although we should say that Catherine enjoyed the slightly sweet, slightly spicy sauce, Leo didn’t find anything redeeming about it. Perhaps if we had gotten a fresher package things would have turned out better but, as it was, it was a sweet and salty choking hazard.

This post was part of our Mexican Candy Shootout! series. You can find all the posts in this series here.