Authentic Thai Recipe Ingredient: Madras thorn
 
	
		
	
 
	
		
	
Madras thorn
มะขามเทศ (Makham thet)
	
Madras thorn looks and tastes similar to Tamarind, but is said to be less strongly flavored. It is eaten as a fruit in Thailand. The name in Thai is Makham thet, which means "foreign Makham".