Customer Reviews

Mae Ploy Thai Red Curry Paste - 14 ounce per jar

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I discovered this product while living in the Philippines with my wife. I was so glad to be able to find it back home in the United States in local Asian grocery stores (first in California, then on the East Coast and online).
I love the TASTY HEAT that this product puts into my curry dishes. It is versatile, as I have used it to make beef, chicken, and pork curry (haven't tried to make seafood yet, but soon). This is so much cheaper (per ounce) and tastier than the impotent crap that they put in small fancy glass jars that they overprice and try to pass off as a great product. These companies (can you say Thai Kitchen) that manufacture those imitations probably survive here because most people don't know that they can buy MAE PLOY which is 100 times better. Not only is Mae Ploy tastier, it is also so much cheaper to make sauce with. All you have to do is add coconut milk (less than $1 for 14 a oz can) and/or a little fish sauce(not for me) to match (actually overmatch) the mix that the imitators sell. I also love the fact that I can vary the potency of my sauce because it is not pre-mixed with coconut milk. I once purchased a unauthentic crappy product out of desperation when I first returned to the U.S. in 2007. I used the whole jar (11 1/2 oz) and payed about $5. It was so weak and flavorless. That will never happen again as I keep it well stocked. One jar of this lasts me about 4-5 large curry meals (I always make enough for leftovers as I use two or three cans of coconut cream). So if you make a smaller amount it could last you 8-10 meals. They even make a 35 oz size of Mae Ploy that you can find (google it). Just make sure that you seal up the plastic well before using again (I also refrigerate it after opening).
Bottom line though is that this is the BEST and the ONE and ONLY Curry Paste that I will ever use. I never order curry when I eat out because I know it will not be as good as the one that I make at home. Thanks to MAE PLOY RED !! Thanks for reading. Read up on this product and then try it out, you won't be dissapointed.

This brand of red curry is authentic and perfect. I applaud other domestic companies for trying to replicate this, but they cannot touch this product. Mae Ploy red curry is excellent. Once you learn to make curry, you can't stop! Even making Panang Nur, this curry is wonderful.

I am Thai, and my family has been using this since they lived in Bangkok.
This is authentic as it gets, as this is a pure product of Thailand. All I can say is: Aroi, mak mak kcc! (Thai for "very very delicious")

This is my favorite brand of Thai red curry paste. We use it to make thai curry at home, because it's soooo simple to make. Chop 1 onion into chunks, heat up 2 tbsp. of canola oil in a wok or dutch oven, toss in the onions and stir for a minute or so until translucent. Take 1 tbsp of Mae Ploy red curry paste for a mild curry (use 3 tbsp. if you enjoy spicy foods like jalapenos) and stir into the onions, stir and heat for a minute, then pour in half a can of coconut milk, stir again, and turn heat to medium, toss in 1 lb. of cubed meat (beef or chicken or pork or duck), 2 lime leaves, a few dashes of fish sauce, stir to mix well. Turn heat down to simmer for 15 minutes, add chopped bell pepper strips, bamboo shoots and 2 handfuls of fresh basil, simmer for another 10 minutes. Pour in the remaining half of coconut milk, stir to mix well, then turn off heat immediately. Remove the lime leaves. Serve with steamed rice.

The other reason we love Mae Ploy brand so much is because it's the only brand available here locally that has NO MSG, NO PRESERVATIVES. Thank GOD for Mae Ploy !!!

I have used this brand in Europe when cooking Thai or Indian food and am pleased that I can find it here!

Buy this locally if at all possible, the price is way out of line.

I just bought the larger size, 1000g, for 3.99 at an Asian Market.

I'm not Thai, but I love Thai food and I love to cook at home - with this red curry paste I'm able to make chicken red curry that just as good as what I get in restaurants. I'll always keep a jar of this in my cabinet - highly recommended!

The instructions are so simple, and the amount to use so small.It will last a long time. Absolutely delicious.

I've only ever used the curry pastes they sell in my local chain supermarket. It comes in a tiny jar, is $7, and has such little flavor I almost need to use an entire jar every time I make curry.

After doing some Amazon searches for curry paste this one seemed to have the most, and best, ratings. And it has A LOT of paste in the container! So I ordered it. I figured if Thai folks use this curry, it must be good.

And it is! It's the best, and now my curry rivals that of the local restaurants. We don't go out for curry anymore, since it takes less than 30 minutes to make one that tastes just as good.

The container is huge, and it will take months for me to work through it even if I make curry once per week.
When I first smelled the curry I was a little afraid to use it. The spices are definitely in there, and I started to sneeze from the chili! But I tried it and all the scariness of the curry went away. It smelled amazing, the amount of kick was perfect, and it was not overwhelming.

I highly recommend this and I will definitely stock up. This is cheap, free shipping with Prime, and it's the best curry paste I have ever used.

Finally, thanks to Mae Ploy and Amazon, even an ordinary, Hamburger Helper stir-in kind of cook like me can make mouth-watering exotic Thai fare. The best part? All those expensive, impossible-to-find ingredients are right in the paste! No more shopping, peeling, pounding, mincing, or guessing about quantities. An easy master recipe is right on the canister, you just decide what vegetables or meats to use, and I haven't tried any yet that did'nt taste great. In the time it used to take to make a box of macaroni and cheese, I now have a fresh, healthy, and very economical meal. Love Mae Ploy!!