Sauces & condiments · Paste

Thai curry paste

Also called prik gaeng

Pounded Thai paste of chilli, lemongrass, galangal, garlic, shallot and shrimp paste; fried in coconut cream as the base of Thai curries.

Dairy-freeContains: crustaceans

What can replace it

  • T2 · GoodLaksa paste

    More shrimp and dried spice, but the same lemongrass-chilli base.

  • T3 · In a pinchRendang paste

    Warmer dried spices and less fresh chilli; Indonesian rather than Thai.

  • T3 · In a pinchTom yum paste

    Sourer and thinner, less rounded and spiced.

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