Tamarind in a 200 gms pack: a dried, pressed lump of dark brown fibrous pulp with pale flakes. Tamarind comes from a hardwood tree known scientifically as Tamarindus indica. Native to Africa, it also grows in India, Pakistan and many other tropical regions. The tree produces bean-like pods filled with seeds surrounded by a fibrous pulp, and the pulp of the young fruit is green and sour. Catalogue code: SIR10025