In the Philippines, Tamarind is a type of fruit used in "Sinigang". Sinigang is a soup with a little bit taste of sours. There are different kind of tamarind cooking style in the Philippines, it could be added to Sinigang or it could also baked Tamarind Candy.
In Sinigang, it could be a fish, pork, shrimp, or even chicken. There are good fish and meat good for this delicacies, for fish, it could be the stomach part, and for port, it is better to used ribs. Sinigang is also added with Gabi, a type of root crops which somehow could add more taste even better. Come to the Philippines and visit the native restaurant in any city, you can find it there or even on remote province specialties.