Tamarind soda tastes tangy, fruity and sweet-tart, with a rounded, almost caramel-like sourness that runs deeper than lemon. Tamarind is a tropical fruit loved across West Africa, the Caribbean, South Asia and Latin America.
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TamTam - Mango & Tamarind West African Craft Soda, Non-Alcoholic, 12 Pack
Tangy, fruity and sweet-tart. What makes tamarind special is the shape of its sourness: a rounded acidity that feels deeper and darker than lemon, while still giving a bright sour edge. Lemon is a flash of sharpness. Tamarind is a slow curve, fruity and layered.
Because every maker balances fruit, sweetener, acidity and bubbles differently, tamarind sodas can taste very different from one brand to the next.
Both, depending on ripeness. Young tamarind is sharply sour, the kind that makes you pucker. As the pulp ripens it develops a rich, date-like sweetness under the tang.
Tamarind is the fruit of a tropical tree. Inside its brown pod is a sticky pulp used in drinks, candies, sauces, chutneys and savory dishes across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America.
For a lot of Nigerians, the first tamarind memory isn't the pod at all. It's the small, velvet-black fruit you cracked open between your teeth as a kid: awin in Yoruba, icheku in Igbo, tsamiyar kurm in Hausa, licky licky in pidgin. Inside the brittle shell is a thin layer of orange pulp, tangy, sweet and slightly astringent.
It's a cousin of the tamarind used in most drinks, a different tree with the same addictive sweet-sour pull.
Mango gives tamarind a ripe, tropical center. Tamarind keeps mango from going flat or too sweet. Add a squeeze of citrus at the finish and you get a drink that's sweet without being sugary and tart without being harsh.
That's ZZAI TamTam: ripe mango hits first, then tamarind brings its sweet-tart tang, with lemon brightening the finish. Caffeine-free. Real cane sugar. No artificial sweeteners, colors or preservatives.
Well chilled or over ice. Citrus, mango, ginger, chili, mint and basil all work with tamarind. For an easy zero-proof serve, make the TamTam Tamarind Mango Spritz.
Tamarind itself has no caffeine. ZZAI TamTam is caffeine-free.
No. Cola is built on caramel and warm spice. Tamarind is a fruit, so it tastes tangy and sweet-tart, a bit like a cross between dates and lemon.
Ripe mango first, then tamarind's sweet-tart tang, with lemon brightening the finish.
Order ZZAI TamTam online for US delivery in 12-can trays, or try it with the other three flavors in the Variety Pack.
