When you land at the airport in Obregón, Mexico, as we did on our way back from Puerto Vallarta, you can buy candied apples for $2 a piece. And here's the best part - the Mexican Immigration and Customs officials are the ones selling them! Like Girl Scouts selling cookies they have them sitting right there on the desk in a cardboard box. A dozen or so beautiful tamarind candied apples wrapped in cellophane and tied with little ribbons. I'd love to know how the wife suckered her Customs Official-husband into selling her apples to tourists. "Gustavo, just a few, por favor. They'll love them, just you wait." And we did. On the way down we bought one and the way back we bought five. How do you like them apples?
After tasting the tamarind apple I will no longer be able to eat a regular old caramel apple (when was the last time I had one anyway I cannot tell you). It was unlike anything we had ever eaten. Crisp Granny Smith apples were wrapped in a paste made of tamarind (a sweet and sour fruit pulp), chili powder, sugar and salt. The result is a perfect balance of sweet, sour, salty and spicy.
Wouldn't it be nice if our Customs officials sold sweet little treats to tourists...apple by apple we could whittle away at the national debt!
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February 15, 2011
Hi everyone
We are a full Candy. Shop in Whittier, CA. You can always find the delicious Chili apple at our store and purchase it for only $6.00 each. We will slice it for you right there so you can enjoy it as you stroll through beautiful Uptown Whittier. Or we can package it to go.
our address is:
CANDYLICIOUS
7046 Greenleaf Avenue
Whittier, Ca 90602
Store no: 562-945-2222
October 27, 2010
We sell these apples! Tamarindo and Chamoy.
We also have Chile con Limon Candy Apples!
Granny Smith Size #80 for $5,00 EA; $50.00 DZ.
Shipping is only actual USPS Flat Rate.
Email us: gen-x_teknologies@juno.com
April 29, 2010
I found a company who actually sells the tamarind wrap for the apples the company is mexgrocer.com and the product is called Zumba Pica Forritos !! Good Luck!! And yes they are soooooo delish!!
April 21, 2010
hey i stay right here in Montebello,California and one of my mom's co-worker mae the BOMB!! tamarindo apples!
February 5, 2010
If anyone is interested in purchasing prepared pre-packaged tamarind paste, you may contact me at rendonhdz@yahoo.com....re:apples. Each box contains 5 individually wrapped squares. Enough for 5 apples.
February 2, 2012
how much are they,,
January 14, 2010
you can buy the tamarind paste plentifully available at asian markets.. they use it to make soup as well :)) definitely a fan of the tamarindo apples.. just ordered some online will post if they are worth ordering. hard to find in austin,tx.. but heard more readily available near the borders.. :))
April 30, 2009
i bought the paste at mexico its easy to make and cheap to buy now that i have it a make them for every occasion i have there good for parties decorations.
March 10, 2009
I know the recipe, use tamarindo paste, a chili powder (sweet not spicy) and mix them together until it's a doughy paste. It takes a while to stick to the apple, but it's worth it.
The ingridients can be bought in border towns, and that's about it.
March 4, 2009
if you live in southern california, you can get these at the sunday farmer's market in long beach for $4.
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