Tried here? Oriental Supermarket - Plaistow 243-245 Plaistow Road London E15 3EU Monday - Sunday: 10am - 7pm Tel: 02085031639 This one does a tamarind paste http://www.flkchinesegroceries.co.uk/cooking pastes.html Mama Sita Products: http://www.hoohing.co.uk/-mama-sita-c102x2810610 Datu Puti http://www.hoohing.co.uk/-others-c102x2810611 and more including Knorr tamarind soup base http://www.hoohing.co.uk/-preserved-snacks-c102x2810612
You can get Tamarind gel in any good Asian supermarket, I use it in certain types of Indian curries, I have to say though that Sinigang is my least favourite Filipino dish
Mine too! I am underwhelmed by the pig's blood concoctions and the dried fish; adobo is OK but nothing to cross the road for, beef Tagalog is clearly a way to make tough old carabao almost edible, but sinigang is delicious and not fattening...