One of These Curry Pastes Will Ruin Your Curry!
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Using a bad green curry paste can 100% ruin your curry!! It's hugely important to know what the good brands are. So here's a blind taste test of the most common brands: Maeploy, Namjai, Aroy-D, Maesri and Thai Kitchen.
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About Pai:
Pailin “Pai” Chongchitnant is the author of the Hot Thai Kitchen cookbook, co-host of a Canadian TV series One World Kitchen on Gusto TV, and creator and host of the TH-cam channel Pailin's Kitchen.
Pai was born and raised in southern Thailand where she spent much of her "playtime" in the kitchen. She traveled to Canada to study Nutritional Sciences at the University of British Columbia, and was later trained as a chef at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in San Francisco.
After working in both Western and Thai professional kitchens, she decided that her passion really lies in educating and empowering others to cook at home via TH-cam videos, her cookbook, and cooking classes. She currently lives in Vancouver, and goes to Thailand every year to visit her family. Visit her at hot-thai-kitchen.com - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
I've half convinced myself that the thai kitchen brand single-handedly convinces people they can't make good thai food at home
I think you're right.
Yeah it seems like they just throw ingredients into a big vat and then immediately bottle them without simmering, blooming spices, or reducing anything. Terrible brand
i used to buy thai kitchen brand, but noticed i had to practically use the whole jar because i couldn’t taste the curry. now i know its not just me.
For a long time where I lived it was all you could find. Once I found a good Asian market, though, I was happy to find Mae Ploy and Maesri, as not only were they better, but the price for what you get is more economical.
Maybe it’s a conspiracy to drive people to Thai restaurants instead of cooking at home /s
My older brother was a head chef for years, whereas I am a completely novice home cook. He made a Thai Green Curry for dinner one day when I was visiting and I was blown away. He used the mae ploy paste and wrote me a recipe I could confidently do myself when at home.
he passed away a few years back but I still have his handwritten recipe framed in my kitchen and make it every few months. My supermarket stopped carrying Mae Ploy a few years back so I have to travel a bit further to get it, but i'll never use anything else.
Framing your loved ones recipe and displaying it is lovely. ❤❤❤
Agree 100% Mae Ploy all the way. Sorry for your tremendous loss. 😭💐🙏
any chance you could share the recipe?
i would be honored to make it and keep his culinary legacy going, and enjoy a tasty TGC!
@@armukThat is a lovely message. 😊
The three chili warning on Thai Kitchen is like how Superstore labels their “hot peppers” as very spicy, but then I take a bite and it’s like I have a long and skinny red bell pepper.🙄
😂😂😂
Anyone else have a problem with jalopenos being "nadapenos"? Lately, maybe the last year or so, grocery stores, mostly Safeway, but others as well, have NO heat! I asked them how they order, and they order jalopenos, but end up getting no-heat nadapenos. AARGH!
@@lindas.8036 Yeah, it happens sometimes. It’s a little crappy, but sometime peppers can be like that. Like the Korean green chilis; sometimes they’re spicy, and sometimes you bite into one expecting pain, but all you get is a sweet chili flavour. Lol
So freakin' accurate. I watched the red curry paste video and I can't handle a ton of spice, so I still thought "ok well, I'll try Thai Kitchen's red curry paste".... NO spice at all, barely ANY flavor. My god it's such a disappointment. That chili warning is such a lie. Taco Bell's mild sauce is spicier. Feels like such major false advertising lol
@@alorachan Lmao damn. You know you failed when you’ve been beat by Taco Bell, of all places.
Thanks for sharing. It was hilarious. Lol
I always use Aroy-D but mostly because it's the only available one here (Norway) that's actually real Thai
We should ask our local asian store clerks if they can take in Mae Ploy!
Same in Denmark
I tried Maesri from the shop in Moa (Ålesund) and enjoyed it, but still preferred Aroy-D (more affordable, too). It would be cool if we could get Mae Ploy or Lobo!
Aroy D is Real Thai ? I didn't know ❤
Same in Germany, even in most Asian Supermarkets. Common Markets have Thai Kitchen and sometimes Aroy-D, most Thai Restaurants (where you can see the kitchen) also use Aroy-D here.
big props in taking the efforts to try to standardize it across all 5.
not often seen in comparison videos here on YT
My wife likes Mae Ploy and I like Aroy-D. We buy both brands and we use them alternatively in our cooking. For Red Curry and Green Curry we use both Aroy-D and Mae Ploy respectively.
accidental relationship advice
Kaan, do you want green curry?
Noooo!
Such Rejection!!
So cute he understands Thai
I loved that too!
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I luv your reviews, honest and without paid sponsor. I really appreciate that. Thank you very much.
Perfect timing. I've been on a liquid diet for nearly a month due to surgery and craving Thai curry. I have a can of green Maesri in the pantry and since I can't yet have real solids I planned to make a green curry gravy and rice. Glad to find this brand did better in the green than the red. I really appreciate your videos on these products, Pailin. They are so useful. I have a Zogarushi rice cooker now and LOVE it.
This is 2024. Order online instead of getting Thai Kitchen. No need to purchase the bad supermarket stuff anymore.
Thanks for including the Lobo mention at the end... it's a nice option here in Europe because it's one of very few brands who has smaller portions of paste (for when you just want to taste test them or simply don't need a whole tub).
"most people are not cooking from backs of packages"
I actually first learned to cook from the back of a Mae Ploy package 😂
lmao. Me too. 30 years ago.
@@peetiegonzalez1845 I was gonna say: that's something people did in the 80/90's!
We all start somewhere, and the back of a package is the most obvious place ;)
@@PailinsKitchen Especially back in the pre-internet pre-Hot-Thai-Kitchen days!
Not a thing I do a lot, but I still
use the recipe from the back of the suet package to make dumplings for beef stew.
All the staff are starving !!
Omg, I was hoping and wishing you’d make one about green curry paste… you did! We love you Khun Pai!!
I appreciate the amount of diligence you put in to making sure blind taste testes were fair and consistent. Excellent Job!!!
Sneaking past the camera! lol, Great video, Thanks for this.
I’m not surprised the green curry video is your most popular. It was how I discovered your channel and website and I literally watch it every time I’m about to make a quick green curry 😂
Im based in BKK and if you can get hold of the Lobo brand Thai Green Curry Paste, thats great too but luckily local markets have their own hand made pastes you can buy by the 100g. Fun fact, due to the eae and quality of pastes hardly anyone make their own anymore.
Yes Lobo is very good and affordable. It’s on Amazon here, in Florida.
I’m partial to the Blue Elephant cooking school paste available at Tops! Not the cheapest but there’s no shrimp and its pretty tasty 😀
Makes sense that Mae Ploy won. Here in Seattle every Thai restaurant uses that brand. I use it when I’m really craving green curry, but I use much more than recommended. Unfortunately, it’s still not even close to the fresh paste in Thailand. Then again, nothing ever is.
I use much more than recommended, too! I may use a tissue to wipe my eyes, but it is soooo worth it :)
I always use way more, too. 😂
How much more do you use?
@@ChiliCrisp88 About 1 1/2x the recommended amount. I think when Thai restaurants ask for preferred spiciness, the recommended amount is "medium" and I'd imagine they adjust up and down from there. 50% more makes it "hot," yet not inedible
p.s., with more paste, there is also more flavor from the aromatics - not just heat. I am a nerd and keep galangal, lemongrass stalks and chilis in the freezer. If you are making this for friends or family who have different tolerances for heat/spiciness, I'd advise to add more aromatics if you have them, plus a bit more sweet (1t cane or brown sugar), a bit more umami (about 1 t fish sauce or 1 t soy) and then offer thinly sliced chilies as an optional garnish for the heat-seekers :)
These taste tests are always so fun, excited for a new one!
I feel happy with the winner. Makes me feel better 😂 MP really is the best. Also they now offer vegan pastes without the shrimp. They sell them at my Asian market.
Oh good to know! Haven't seen it here.
Pai and Adam in the same shot is my favorite. The size difference always makes me laugh.
lol the difference is even more obvious on camera :) I usually don't really notice.
When visiting Thailand (or Japan, or any other country for that matter) grocery store raids are a definite must. Also, in Thailand, visit 20 Baht stores, you will find stuff such as curry pastes there. This is the stuff locals buy. Brands? Buy several.. whatever is available. The second time you visit you'll know what you like...
Great video. Thanks for spending time on this. I found this and your red curry paste tests very helpful.
So you just confirmed what I already knew. It was fascinating to see everybody’s reactions. This makes me want to make some green curry for dinner tonight!
Been a while since I’ve seen your posts. Nice to see your circle of friends and family!
Happy to see that my two favorites are your faves as well. I always try to use Mae Ploy or Aroy-d and love them both
Such a great taste test, Pai. Thanks so much for both red & green tests!
your face when smelling the Thai Kitchen from McCormmick was PRICELESS!!!! I'm glad you did this video as Green Curry Chicken is MY FAVE!!!
Amazing testing and reviews, thank you!
Thai food is my MOST favorite! So happy I've found you!! Thanks for all your teaching 😀
Wow. That is quite a thorough taste test.
Most folks would just make sauce. But this way is much more meaningful.
Best taste testing I’ve ever seen on TH-cam. Watching for 10+ years. 💁🏻♀️
Very thorough and informative comparison !
i love these type of videos! and i love your cookbook i recently bought it!!
I bought Mae Ploy from a local supermarket and it’s cheaper than Asian stores! It’s amazing and I love the flavour - it is a bit salty imo so make sure don’t add too much fish sauce.
Im so glad you made a green curry version after the red curry version! I loved the red curry brand you recommended so im sure i will also try the green curry 💚 Thank you!
I was lucky enough to begin my Thai food cooking journey with Mae Ploy over a decade ago. It's actually harder to find where I live now (still Northeast US), so I've had to rely on Aroy-D. They both seem to have better ingredients than the other options I've seen on the market. But I'm also a bigger fan of Mae Ploy because it seems to have more going on rather than just being spicy. I'm also a shrimp paste fan. Happy it won this time!
Have been going back to your videos in the past 6 months (recent discovery), and just ordered your latest cookbook!
I really appreciate your effort to do this in such a properly scientific and objective method
Extremely helpful! Thank you!!
Outstanding presentation !
Lmaooo the clip of the little boy saying “no” to the green curry haha
Kaan is her son haha
@@siovhan. Oh shoot lmao thank you
I have used Thai Kitchen as it is the most readily available, but I switched to Aroy-D even before I saw your taste test for the red curry pastes. I have been on the look out for Mae Ploy as I really want to see the difference! I may do my own little taste test as I have some Thai Kitchen green curry paste still 😄 Thank you so much for your videos!
thank you for the time to do this...helps a lot for me...I have tried "Thai" brand, but the small tin, is usually my go-to, but I will try #1 and #2, if I find them. thanks again!
Really like that you showed how you made the recipe. 👍
In England we've also got a few other brands, tried quite a few, but the Mae Ploy has ended up being my favourite red or green paste. At first I could only get it from a Thai shop, but now many of the main supermarkets seem to have it.
So excited to see you with J. Kenji Alt at the Town Hall in Seattle on May 9th!
Yay! See you soon!
I'm in Thailand and use Namjai routinely (My local 7/11 stocks it). When in the UK I use Mae Ploy but it's disappeared from my two local supermarkets (Asda and Morrison's) where the ubiquitous (UK brand) 'Blue Dragon' seems to have displaced it.
Great video! I’ve been using Maesri lately because I love that I can use the entire can without having any leftover to take up precious fridge space…but maybe I need to go back to Mae Ploy!
I'm here bc of the title and the pics. Great content!!!
I love when you do these videos!!
Thanks for the great video and Happy Birthday to who ever.
Mae Ploy is always my go to brand...as always, love your videos and thank you for making the comparision for us.
I’m glad that Mae Ploy is the kind we have in my normal supermarket here in Sweden. I think my local store has all 4 curry pastes, green, panang, red, and massaman.
What about yellow curry paste? It's really tasty, my family's favourite)
Mae Ploy paste is always a winner in Poland and UK. I love red curry, and cooked it on my few visits back home in Poland. On the other hand I’m glad that one of the stores in Poland, is selling Aroy-D coconut milk, which I’m finding the best to cook curries. I love your channel, and thank you so much for sharing your hints and opinions😀 In two weeks I’m hoping to have some red curry in Scotland. Cooked and adapted by my friend. She’ll be using Mae Ploy Red Curry Paste of course. I’m just bringing my companion and a palm sugar. Imported from Thailand 😀 All the best Pailin and waiting for more hint 😀
Be interesting to have a second switch around before the rice test 👍 💕
Excellent - as always 👌
Love that you do these taste test Pailin, it's so important to understand brands and which is best. It would also be appreciated if you could tell us, how long they last, especially after opening. I hope you continue and Thank you to you, your friends and family.👍❤️
I bought a tub of Mae Ploys red curry paste and it states that it lasts for a whole year as long as you refrigerate it after opening. I hope that helps 😊
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Thank you!
Hope you can do Yellow,Massaman and Paneng curry soon 😊
Thanks for the taste test. It is super helpful for people like me not familiar with Thai cuisine who want to expand their horizons. BTW I found LoBo on Amazon.
Thanks for doing this, as I have bought different brands to notice the obvious difference. Some have been truly disappointing.
happy friday Pailin😊🎉
LOVE IT!!!❤👏Well done Pailin! I'm a Mae Ploy curry maker! 😊
Great video. Mae Ploy for me every time!
Auntie's hubby is cuuuuuuute! Great job on this, Pailin! ❤
I love this video! Loved the red curry testing one too. I don't eat meat so I would go with one of the veg options. I felt very proud that I had accidentally chosen Aroyo-D at the Asian store near me. I have had Maersi too but returned to Aroyo-D for red and then picked it for green after tour red curry testing video. I know that took a lot of time and work to make all of that delicious food. I've made many of your recipes and adapted them to tofu etc and they are always so yummy. I live in Alabama and have a few Asian shopping options locally. I love to experiment and try new to me flavors. Thanks for your hard work!
That’s so helpful. Thank you ❤
👏 Great work! Now I'm looking forward to a yellow paste episode in the future 😆
That twist! Thank you, I buy products based on your recommendations!
In the mid 2000s in the UK as a student from Sri Lanka I couldn’t make proper Sri Lankan curry. So I depended on Mploy green curry paste as it gives similar levels of spice and fuller body coconut milk curry, we also love coconut milk curry’s over others.
It was expensive the curry can as a student but I loved this brand. I miss those days but can’t find it in SL Mploy. As making green curry from scratch is very time consuming.
Thank you for sharing ❤
I loveeeee seeing your friends!!! This is great. Sadly all I can get here is Thai Kitchen, which is why I just made some homemade red curry, sounds like I’m gonna have to do green next 😂
From my point of view, all the work you put into these comparisons is worth it. I hope your numbers reflect that, but I really enjoy these. Seriously, knowing which product to buy when you have nothing to go on is so helpful. I'm pretty sure your fish sauce video influenced me because I somehow have both a regular fish sauce and a finishing fish sauce in my fridge now, lol. I love how you try to make as fair a test as you can.
Im so glad mae ploy came out as the best, as this is the only one I can get hold of in the uk - and I’ve always loved it .
I love the scientific approach to this.
I use Mae Ploy that I buy from Amazon since the stores around me in middle Georgia (USA) only sell Thai Kitchen. Coincidentally I’m eating massaman curry watching this made with Mae Ploy. Meanwhile, I just watched one of your older videos that said I’m supposed to store unused paste in the freezer so I just tossed the old green curry paste from Mae Ploy I had sitting in the back of my fridge. 😅 Thanks for the tips!
Great video. Thank you.
I am lucky, because I have an international grocer close by (Global Foods in greater STL). I can get galangal, lemongrass, cane sugar pucks, Thai basil, a zillion kinds of Asian eggplant, fish sauce, etc. I have used your recipe for homemade green curry paste and it's an all-afternoon adventure. It is fun and meditative, yet the prepared curry pastes are such excellent shortcuts. I just checked and have about 2T left of Mae Ploy in my fridge... it's my favorite, too. I always keep some galangal and lemongrass in the freezer (as well as red and green Thai chilis), so I can adjust to taste. It's amazing to be able to create restaurant-quality curry in your own kitchen. Excellent channel! Great and fun episode.
came here after watching your recipe video, i've been trying to find a good recipe for Thai green curry because I haven't quite gotten it down yet! i was wondering if it was the curry paste but after watching this, it seems it was the recipes i was following 😂 definitely will use your recipe next time
A Canadian in the southern Philippines and we're able to get Thai Heritage brand( looks similar to Thai Kitchen) it does the trick, but I've just ordered Mae Ploy through Shopee🤞🤞🤞
Love your channel 😍
Keep up the great work
Pailin! I stumbled upon this channel about six years ago with your green curry video, and your recommendation for Mae Ploy set me on the right direction.
Personally I prefer it over Maesri, though often end up purchasing Maesri because it comes in a smaller quantity and can be cheaper for my budget. As a westerner who doesn’t do a ton of Thai cooking (though I LOVE it), it helps to get the shrimp paste from Mae Ploy in the package.
So glad to see Adam again with his opinions. It makes me feel validated that both East Asian and Western teams agree on the delicious flavours. Honestly, this was a helpful video. Question: If I've made a massive batch of Thai chilli paste, when does the flavour go off/gone?
It should last a long time in the fridge so I never worry about storage, and you can freeze it.
Ahhhhh.....i love these taste tests❤😊
The Thai Kitchen is worse than sad, it's criminal.
I tried the red last year, still have the green.
Why I won't throw it away, I don't know.
I made the red curry paste years ago with my friend, it was alot of work but so worth it.
So delicious. 😋
Excellent comparison. I have a Thai Kitchen red curry in my pantry needing a reason to throw it out, now i have one, thanks! Have been using the Aroy-D curry and coconut milk for a number of years, much better. Thanks!
Finally we see hubby Craig and kiddy Kahn in your video!
Lovely! 🤩😘
Being house bound I have to do all my shopping online, Mae Ploy is my go to for Green and Massaman (also red paste) I have seen Lobo advertised so will buy it to try out. Thank you xx
Last week I bought green Mae Ploy, glad I made a good choice! We are having it for dinner Tuesday.
Squid brand fish sauce! Good (the best?) choice! Loved the video and bought myself a Mae Ploy green curry paste today!
I think that Mae Ploy came second to Arroy-D is because when you make Green curry for you to eat, instead of making a comparison taste test, you adjust the taste while cooking, so you end up with something you prefer.
It would have taken a lot of time, but you could have adjusted the sugar and fish sauce depending on what is already in the curry paste,
I was about to ask about Lobo, because I think it is quite common in France (but I don't cook thai food when visiting France :)
My favorite is still lobo brand curry paste for both green and red. Lobo is well balanced with salt and spices plus has shrimp undertones. Plus it comes in packets so I don't have to worry about wasting a large tub or forgetting about it in the back of my freezer.
Hi Pai, love your channel. So informative and well presented. I’m in the UK, we get Lobo brand pastes and seasonings, would be great to have a review of the red/green pastes and also the Tom yum , Tom Kai soups. Also love your cook books. Keep up the excellent work. 😊
Ive seen mae ploy in the ethnic section @ sainsburys
Thank you. Since you have done red and green are you planning on other [colour] curries as well? I hope you do!
I mainly use Mae Ploy since that's the most available one here in my part of London, glad to see it's a good one
I scanned the Lobo QR code from the mention and it worked,,,,kinda fun
Arroy-D Thai green curry paste has been my favourite for years. It was interesting to watch this.
I get the tub of Mae Ploy, and keep it in my freezer, since I don't use it every week, but use it before it starts tasting like the fridge. The packaging is super good for freezer storage.
My local thai place does an S-tier pad thai. I order it every time. Thai Mekong.
I love Mae Ploy, having discovered it via Pailin's Red Curry comparison, and cannot recommend this brand highly enough for producing a really decent Thai curry very quickly at home. I have the Red, Green, Panang and Massaman pastes in my fridge (I'm less keen on yellow curry), and it means a restaurant quality Thai curry for me at least once a week. Absolute pantry/fridge treasure!
Great video, loved to see many people taste and give their opinion. Only downside? Now I am literally CRAVING green curry!! Luckily, I have a tub of Mae Ploy in my fridge, so it will happen soon :D
For any Spain based viewers, Lobo is available in all Chinese supermarkets in Spain, and it’s great in red or green.
Clam chowder... You're so funny 🤣. Great video!