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Announcing JFI July- Jihva for Tamarind

[ 71 ] June 2, 2008 | Blog Events |

The Giveway

Have you entered your name for the $100 gift certificate and the cookbook giveaway? If not, what are you waiting for? Check this post out to see how to enter.

Jihva for Ingredients aka JFI as it is known among the food bloggers is one of the most popular food blogging events out there. JFI is the brainchild of Indira of Mahanandi, who started this event to celebrate and showcase a different natural ingredient every month. The pleasure of hosting JFI this month is all mine, thank you Indira for this opportunity!

The chosen ingredient this month is Tamarind. Tamarind is an essential ingredient in Indian cuisine and is widely used in other Asian, Latin American and Caribbean cuisines. It is also one of the main ingredients of Worcestershire sauce, a popular condiment in the Western cuisine. In other words, Tamarind is truly a universal ingredient, so I am sure there are tons of recipes out there using this very versatile fruit. The popularity of tamarind is evident from the fact that there is at least one restaurant called Tamarind something or  Something Tamarind in most cities.

Tamarind is available for purchase in most speciality food stores and Asian and Latin American grocery stores in the form of paste, pulp, juice, concentrate and even as a whole fruit form when in season. I just picked up a large box of Sweet Tamarind from Whole Foods market.  So there are no excuses like you can’t find Tamarind! Let’s get those creative juices flowing, you can make anything edible using any form of Tamarind.

Sweet Tamarind

Rules for participation

  • Prepare a dish from any cuisine using Tamarind in any form and post it in your blog in the month of June. The deadline is July 1st. There is no limit to the number of entries you can contribute.

  • Make sure your post includes a link to this announcement and to the main JFI page. Feel free to use one of these logos.

    JFITamarind_250  JFITamarind_150

  • Please use the entry form below to submit the details, this way none of the e-mails will get lost in spam and will also help the round up process. Please, only if you have trouble using the form, send me an e-mail with the required information. My e-mail id is maillivetoeat (@) gmail (dot) com .

  • If you want me to include an image in the round up, please enter the link to the image in the form below. To get the link to the image, follow the steps below:

    –If using Internet Explorer, right click on the image and select Properties. The link is shown in Address (URL) field, you can use your mouse to select and copy this URL and paste it in the field below.

    –If using Firefox, right click on the image and select Copy Image Location. Now you should be able to paste this using Ctrl + V in the field below.

    Please let me know if you have any questions. If you don’t enter a path to the image, I will use the first image in the post.

     

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  1. [...] forget JFI – Tamarind!I am hosting JFI this month. The theme is Tamarind and the deadline is July 1st, just two days [...]

  2. [...] carrots raddish and tomatoes. This is my entry to Jihva For Ingredients (JFI), hosted by Sig of Live to Eat and the brainchild of Indira [...]

  3. [...] Egg Pulusu This is my second entry to Jihva For Ingredients (JFI), hosted by Sig of Live to Eat. [...]

  4. tbc says:

    Hey Sig,
    I just sent u my entry, just in time, I hope… :smile: I hope you have received it.

  5. [...] Imli ke Bade are rushing to Sig hosting the JFI – Tamarind this month which was started by Indira of Mahanandi. I hope I make it in time. Huff, puff, bye [...]

  6. [...] a nearby town with a group of friends for some much needed R&R. So I won’t get to do the JFI-Tamarind round up till early next week, therefore if you want to send me some more Tamarind entries, you can [...]

  7. [...] is my entry to Sig’s JFI tamarind. Thanks Sig for extending the deadline, I am having a brain block thinking what to send. I just [...]

  8. Ramki says:

    Hi Sig,

    Not wanting you to have the last word on Tamarind, have sent in a One page cookbook with 10 simple Tamarind recipes. :smile:

    /Cheers

  9. [...] talent and enthusiasm of my fellow food bloggers never ceases to amaze me! I urged you all to come up with a dish that features Tamarind, and you all happily played along! I am overwhelmed by your support! There are enough varieties of [...]

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