Foods high in starch include: 1  Starchy vegetables like peas, corn, lima beans and potatoes. 2  Dried beans, lentils and peas such as pinto beans, kidney beans, black eyed peas and split peas. 3  Grains like oats, barley and rice. (The majority of grain products in the US are made from wheat flour.
Tamarind is a sticky, sour-tasting fruit that grows in large brown pods on the tamarind tree, a common fruit tree that grows all over Asia and also in Mexico (see photo of pods below).The fruit is removed from the pods and must be separated from the seeds in order to use it.he taste of tamarind fruit is very sour, so whatever recipe you're making will need sugar or some kind of sweetener. The texture of tamarind is very sticky and paste-like, and the color of tamarind fruit is dark brown.
The tamarind tree is considered to be a traditional food plant in the African continent. For the Africans, this tree has a variety of uses-a food that has the potential to augment nutrition, enhance food security, promote rural development and also endorse sustainable land care.he tamarind is a fine-looking large tree with spreading branches that can grow up to a height of 25 meters (82 feet) and often survive for as many as 200 years. As the tree belongs to a tropical species, it is very sensitive to frost.