meyori Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 When you go to market, you see varieties of curry paste. But most recipes for curry dishes that I can find from cook book and/or online are green, red, yellow, Penang and masaman. What are others for ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 A lot of the lesser known pastes are regional like Kaeng Hang Le. There's no strict rules about what you make curry out off before you add the paste. Mine are often pot luck, whatever seems to be in surplus in the fridge and freezer goes into it. The other day I had a red up and running and realised we were out of coconut milk. Was still ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircut Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 you also get a. dish specific pastes b. regional varieties for the pastes and c. different grades. d. vendor specific varaities do yourself a favor and ask the vendor for more information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulasno Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 ask the vendor for more information most vendors would be kind enough to provide the necessary info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 There's number of stalls in local markets where they hand make the pastes, sometimes in large quantities. I'd be surprised if the recipes were exactly the same from stall to stall regardless of the type claimed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meyori Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 ask the vendor for more information most vendors would be kind enough to provide the necessary info I wish I could ask....I can not sepak Thai, so that will be out my option..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evanson Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 ask the vendor for more information most vendors would be kind enough to provide the necessary info I wish I could ask....I can not sepak Thai, so that will be out my option..... You've been here since 2008. I'm not having a pop at you because you don't spe4k Thai. Fluently. But hope you have at least bothered to learn the numbers, days of the week, months? Colours? You don't need to have a conversation with the vendor. They understand not many farang fluent. Just ask which particular paste you like the look of is called what? Or, buy 5 bhat's worth of every paste, ask them to write it on each little pack, and remember which ones you like/want. Two way street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g00dgirl Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 There is also at least one type of curry paste that is to be used without coconut milk. Called something like krueng gaeng pad pet .. The finished dish doesn't have a lot of liquid like a typical curry. The meat and veg are just coated with the curry paste, it's red and very spicy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now