Sweet Tamarind Pods (Tamarindus indica) — Yunnan Dried Sour-Sweet Snack, 500g

Sweet Tamarind Pods (Tamarindus indica) are the sun-dried, shell-on fruit pods of a beloved food-herb tree known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Luó Wàng Zǐ (罗望子), also called Suān Jiǎo (酸角) or Sweet Tamarind. Native to Yunnan, this sour-sweet fruit has been prized for centuries as a gentle, thirst-quenching, and digestion-supporting food herb used in daily snacks, teas, and cooling summer infusions. Its nature is sweet and sour, slightly cooling, making it a mild yet refreshing fruit for moistening the mouth, easing heat, and harmonizing the stomach.

Key Selling Points

• Yunnan-origin sweet tamarind pods
• Sun-dried, shell-on whole fruit
• Sour-sweet, thirst-quenching flavor
• Traditional food-herb snack
• 500g resealable pouch

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is naturally sun-dried to preserve the pod's brittle, papery brown shell and the sticky, amber-brown pulp within. The aroma is warm and faintly caramel-like, with a tangy sweetness. When chewed or steeped, the pulp releases a bright sour-sweet taste that softens into a mellow, fruity finish, leaving a clean, refreshing mouthfeel.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Everyday sour-sweet snack
• Herbal tea and cooling summer drinks
• Culinary souring agent for soups and sauces
• Travel and office refreshment
• Traditional food-therapy congee and porridge

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Suan Jiao is enjoyed as a daily snack and brewed into cooling summer teas to quench thirst and refresh the body. It is also simmered into sweet-sour soups, congee, and fruit decoctions, often paired with rock sugar, hawthorn, or dried tangerine peel. In Yunnan households, the pods are chewed directly or steeped in warm water as a simple, refreshing infusion.

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