Sauces & condiments · Paste
Sour curry paste
Also called gaeng som paste, kaeng som paste, orange curry paste, tom som paste
Simple Thai paste of dried chilli, shallot, garlic and shrimp paste; cooked with tamarind and fish for sour, fiery gaeng som.
- A kind of Thai curry paste
What can replace it
- T2 · GoodThai red curry paste
Richer and more dried-spice aromatic; add tamarind and fish sauce for the sour, thin gaeng som style.
- T2 · GoodTom yum paste
Lemongrass-and-lime sour rather than tamarind sour, but still hot, sharp and savoury.
- T3 · In a pinchPanang curry paste
Sweeter, nuttier and richer; needs plenty of tamarind to get the sour edge.
Cook with Sour curry paste
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