Tamarind Heads

Featured in Yahoo — 10 Things to Try from the 2026 Summer Fancy Food Show
by Emily Duncan · July 29, 2026

“If I had to pick one sauce from the show for my barbecue this summer, it’d probably be one of theirs.”

Emily Duncan · Yahoo

Our tamarind BBQ is tangy-sweet, blended with warm spices and a touch of heat. The flavor others just wrote about — built on an ingredient that crosses cultures.

Emily linked our limited Spiced Honey (Mild). Start there.

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Limited release — more on the way. Sells out fast.
★ sofi™ Gold Award · Barbecue Sauce (2024) Gluten-free · no preservatives · no corn syrup · contains sesame
Tamarind Heads Spiced Honey (Mild) BBQ Sauce
Spiced Honey (Mild) · limited release
Summer Fancy Food Show 2026 · one of 10 picks

Out of a whole show floor, we made the shortlist.

Tamarind, not tomato — the reason a sauce writer stopped at our table.
Why it earned the mention

What makes it different

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Tamarind, not tomato

Almost every BBQ sauce starts with tomatoes and vinegar. Ours starts with tamarind — an ingredient that crosses cultures.

sofi Gold award

sofi Gold, blind tasted

Gold winner, Barbecue Sauce — Specialty Food Association sofi Awards, 2024 — the credential Emily led with.

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Mild, Medium & Hot

A full tamarind range, plus the limited Spiced Honey (Mild) Emily linked. Gluten-free, no preservatives. All three sauces contain sesame.

Kitchen reports

From people who cooked with it

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★★★★★

Your new go-to BBQ

As an accomplished home chef, I’m not often using ready-made sauces, but this will be on my go-to list. What makes it valuable is its versatility.

Verified buyer
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★★★★★

Sweet & tangy with a kick

I’m loving this BBQ sauce! The tamarind and sesame oil give it a unique flavor twist. It’s a delicious balance of tangy, smoky, and sweet, with some nice heat.

Verified buyer
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★★★★★

The authentic stuff

This sauce is the real deal. It tastes home made, and the ingredients combine to make really awesome and deep flavors. For me, the amount of heat the Medium has is perfect.

Verified buyer
Tamarind Heads
One fruit, five cuisines

History’s secret ingredient

Tamarind shows up in the cooking of South Asia, Southeast Asia, West Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America. It has been making food taste better for centuries. We built a BBQ sauce on it — and it’s the reason we crossed cultures onto a shortlist.

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