These were posibbly the pit of some fruit and were sucked on like a hard candy. I remember them being salty. I may have the name or the spelling wrong.
2007-03-17 16:15:23 · 5 answers · asked by lisagoesshopping 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
satsuma is a mandarin without seeds(pips)
clementines is a cross between mandarins and wild oranges.
so original was mandarin and orange and all the rest is mix or modified
2007-03-22 06:04:11 · answer #1 · answered by Roxas of Organization 13 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is the TAMARIND Fruit: The 3 - 8 inch long, brown, irregularly curved pods are borne in abundance along the new branches. As the pods mature, they fill out somewhat and the juicy, acidulous pulp turns brown or reddish-brown. When fully ripe, the shells are brittle and easily broken. The pulp dehydrates to a sticky paste enclosed by a few coarse stands of fiber. The pods may contain from 1 to 12 large, flat, glossy brown, obovate seeds embedded in the brown, edible pulp. The pulp has a pleasing sweet/sour flavor and is high in both acid and sugar. It is also rich in vitamin B and high in calcium. There are wide differences in fruit size and flavor in seedling trees. Indian types have longer pods with 6 - 12 seeds, while the West Indian types have shorter pods containing only 3 - 6 seeds. Most tamarinds in the Americas are of the shorter type.
2007-03-25 17:07:40 · answer #2 · answered by Miss Know It All 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of it, sorry but sounds interesting & good.
2007-03-25 08:34:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you thinking of tamarind?
2007-03-22 01:01:02 · answer #4 · answered by chicklette0008 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they could be illegal.
2007-03-23 11:24:36 · answer #5 · answered by komical 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋