Mae Ploy Masaman Curry Paste 400 g (Pack of 4)

UPDATE:Keeps well in the fridge since my last review. Used lamb heart x3 @£3:50 which is enough for at least three portions of dinner. Also garlic, ginger, chilli oil(to your level of heat!) coconut milk+creamed, palm sugar. Very good taste and texture with chunks of lamb. Don’t forget the peanuts, crushed! See pics 3-8 served with sticky rice. ORIGINAL REVIEW: This is my third pot, just bigger. What I’ve noticed is each batch is slightly different either in dryness or taste. Easily remedied with the relevant four tastes. This is a roast beef rubbed with paste in foil for three hours, then massamaned. Big chunks of beef!

Love this easy massaman curry. Can cook a batch and freeze combine with the taramind paste and no need for takeaways

So ‘warmth’ is slightly misleading. As it a out of 5, I did not want to score low as that looks like a criticism. For those of you reading this to mean ‘this is really hot’ that is not what this reads as to me. Massaman is a flavoursome beautiful curry but not hot, not meant to be. It is curry but the chilli or heat is swapped with complex flavours. Massaman is one of my most favourite curries and this paste does not disappoint. As well suited to beef as it is for vegetarians with waxy and sweet potatoes and green beans. Not suited to vegans as there are fish ingredients. This paste is high value and high quality and with the right extra cooking ingredients (fish sauce, a cinnamon stick, coconut milk, galangel paste, soft brown sugar, raw peanuts and lemon juice) you end up with an amazing flavourful curry that competes with any take away Thai at a bargain price. I’d give this paste 100% and also though the 1kg sounds a lot, this stuff lasts safely in the fridge forever almost. My friends (meat eaters and vegetarians) each rated the relevant versions at dinner. It’s well priced also compared to prices at Asian supermarkets (if you live close enough).

Great value for money, I now add extra chilli and extra kaffir lime to boost the flavour, but it is still excellent on it's own...

Great tasting curry paste. We love it.

Good quality I use it all the time

Good value for money. Good flavour. I’ve used this brand before for other pastes and have always been happy. One point however they can be salty so taste before adding any salt.

Nice, but very salty.

This is a great Massaman Curry Paste. Lots of flavor without being too hot for my sensitive stomach partner. She's from the Midwest and hesitant to try new foods, but now she demands curry chicken at least 1x every 10 days. I make it with riced cauliflower to keep the calories and carbs down. This works great if you stir the riced cauliflower in after cooking the curried chicken and let in simmer in the sauce for 10 minutes to absorb some of the curry flavor. I started using frozen crinkle cut french fries (after defrosting) as my potato source. They are so much more convenient than keeping fresh potatoes in good shape and I'm pretty sure my favorite Thai restaurant uses them too. This size package is a lot for a family of two, so I keep in in a vacuum sealed container in my refrigerator and it lasts for about a year.

Excellent flavours, great with or without coconut cream/milk. Have a dryer curry or soup based, either is really tasty.

Take a historic journey on the road that connects the East with the West. What is really special, is you control the intensity and spice of the dish with how much or how little of the paste you use in your version of the dish. Be ready for a waterfall of exotic flavors to hit your tongue all at once and relish the smiles on the faces of those enjoying your cooking as their tastebuds are dazzled with this unique blend of flavors. The wonderful thing is it is so easy to prepare and you control everything, the meat, the veggies, the smoothness of coconut milk or the richness of broth. You decide. Try it. Enjoy it. Discover the fun of Curry and the health benefits of the spices . . . Dazzle your friends!

Follow the package and enjoy! This product taste wonderful!

Best Thai Curry paste I have ever used. You fell as id you are eating in Thailand.