Came across these Thai curry paste taste-offs and thought I’d share.
Her top rankings (Mae Ploy, Aroy-D, Namjai) all have shrimp paste (I haven’t come across Aroy-D without it yet), and I often cook for vegetarians so Maesri is what I prefer to stock (and adjust with fish sauce for the meat eaters).
I used to buy Mae Ploy, but between the huge size of the jar (Maesri comes in small cans too) and the shrimp paste, I switched.
Thai kitchen has almost no flavor. Such a waste.
