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Tamarind vs Massaman - What's the difference?

tamarind | massaman |

As nouns the difference between tamarind and massaman

is that tamarind is a tropical tree, species: Tamarindus indica while massaman is a Thai curry of Muslim origin (or the paste used to make it), usually containing coconut milk, roasted peanuts, potatoes, bay leaves, cardamom pods, cinnamon, palm sugar, fish sauce, and tamarind sauce.

tamarind

English

Noun

  • A tropical tree, .
  • The fruit of this tree; the pulp is used as spice in Asian cooking and in Worcestershire sauce.
  • Other similar species:
  • # , (native tamarind), a rainforest tree of Eastern Australia,
  • # Garcinia gummi-gutta , (Malabar tamarind), native to Indonesia
  • # )
  • A dark brown colour, like that of a tamarind.

    • External links

    * ("tamarind" on Wikipedia) * (Tamarindus indica) * (Tamarindus indica)

    massaman

    English

    Alternative forms

    * masaman * mussamun

    Noun

    (-)
  • (attributive) A Thai curry of Muslim origin (or the paste used to make it), usually containing coconut milk, roasted peanuts, potatoes, bay leaves, cardamom pods, cinnamon, palm sugar, fish sauce, and tamarind sauce.