tanko bean

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noun Refers to the fruit of Dipteryx odorata (commonly known as "cumaru" or "kumaru") which is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, that is native to the Orinoco region of northern South America. Its seeds are known as tonka beans. They are black and wrinkled and have a smooth, brown interior. Their fragrance is reminiscent of vanilla, almonds, cinnamon, and cloves.
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Felix Padilla
12 years ago

It's Tonka Bean

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Davy ST'Cyr
11 years ago

since I came to the us 54 years ago and never seen it nor eaten, I always thought it was a mango baked in syrup to modify the taste, but I know better now.thanks for the information

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diesales
10 years ago

This is one of my favorite fruits from Trinidad, however, it seems so rear in Trinidad or anywhere else. Can anyone tell me where I can purchase or get clippings? This is a fruit I would hate to see extinguished. Thanks

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K.Lewis
9 years ago

They have trees in abundance in Chatham Trinidad thats after Point Fortin heading towards Cedros

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Decklon morris
9 years ago

The northern range forest is filled with lots of trees.it is in season right now. I picked up alot of the fruit while hiking to rincon waterfall three days ago.

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Christopher
9 years ago

It's tanka bean

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Kerwyn
9 years ago

Had a tree in my back yard when i was younger in San Juan. it smells really good.

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mahindra Ganga
8 years ago

what nutritional food value does it contain

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Bajanese
8 years ago

They use it a lot in perfumery as a base scent/ notes.

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Helen
7 years ago

You can grate it and mix it with sweetbread ingredients.

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Rey
7 years ago

Tango bean fruit itself is ok and delicious but the seeds called Tonka beans contains a chemical that is bad for your liver if you consume too much, we used to grate it to mix in with homemade chocolate, it’s been banned in the USA for a long time because the seeds contributed to liver damage.

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Bobby
5 years ago

tonka bean

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Marlon
5 years ago

Alcohol is bad for your liver. I don't see them banning alcohol. Maybe Tanko bean will hurt one of their prized industries like the dairy or sugar industry. This fruit taste and smells great. Leave ppls liver out of this. Kill joy Rey

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Eric
5 years ago

Where the hell most of you guys come from? You can't be Caribbean people. I am shock of some of you. You were born New Yorkers

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Kareem
4 years ago

Yeah it smells nice but overbearing like a sweet slightly gasoline or plastic smell almost, if you eat one in a room everyone will smell it, the seed can also be cleaned and combed to become like a white fluffy ball..

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Joan
3 years ago

It is delicious, we use to wash the fur and shape the seed to look like a human head making a afro for hair.