Cold Drinks & Helados
Nieve de Tamarindo in Los Angeles
Look for amber-brown scoops of chilled tamarind nieve, bursting with sharp sweet-and-sour fruit pulp and churned to a refreshing finish at Imperial Night Market in Downtown LA on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, when a vendor is serving it. Free entry.
2300 E 15th St, Downtown LA · Free entry
CATEGORY
Cold Drinks & Helados
PREPARATION
Strained tamarind pulp is churned with water, sugar, and ice in a garrafa.
MARKET
Imperial Night Market, Downtown LA
HERITAGE
The origins of Nieve de Tamarindo
The tamarind tree originated in East Africa and arrived in Mexico during the sixteenth century.
Deep amber brown toneElectrifying sweet sour tangSilky yet crystalline biteNatural pulpy fruit mouthfeel