Curry Paste reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 160 Reddit reviews across 20 subreddits and 29 posts to rank the best Curry Paste brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Cooking, r/newzealand, r/ThaiFood, r/veganrecipes, r/Thailand. Top-rated brands include Mae Ploy (4.5/5), Maesri (4.5/5), Aroy-D (4.4/5).
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Reviews160
Subreddits20
Posts29
Brands28
Products36
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#1
Mae Ploy
4.5
(43)
"Seconding Mae Ploy curry paste."
"Mae ploy would be my first choice, maesri also good."
"Mae Ploy is top notch."
"I live on Mae Ploy."
"I recommend giving Mae Ploy a go. Supermarkets generally have it in a sachet size but Asian grocers have tubs, which will last ya forever."
"I just have the Mae Ploy brand paste and I love it!"
"I use Mae Ploy and have seen restaurants using this stuff too."
"MAE PLOY green curry paste with some AYAM thai green curry paste I normally use a quarter of Ayam to however much Mae ploy I use and of course u have to cook curry with lemon grass thats the combo I've found that gets the closest."
"Yes, Mae ploy and seasoning it to taste is key!"
"I use Mae Ploy and add my own ingredients (lemongrass, ginger, galangal, garlic, lime juice, msg, palm sugar and fish sauce) to enhance it."
#2
Maesri
4.5
(42)
"Maesri is my favorite!"
"I love those little cans of Maesri. Quality is great and a single can is the perfect amount for two cans of coconut milk."
"Maesri for me as well. Everyone LOVES Mae Ploy but it doesn’t cut it for me."
"For me, in a green, it's Mae Sri just a little bit ahead of Mae Ploy."
"I like maesri or mae ploy."
"Hands down Maesri brand Thai curry pastes. I've tried the rest and this is the best."
"I use Maesri, and I find it to be excellent flavour."
"Maesri all the way."
"Maesri is far and away the best curry brand."
"Maesri is vegan and it's excellent!"
#3
Aroy-D
4.4
(21)
"AROY-D and Mae Ploy are two of the best you can buy in your asian market."
"I love the Aroy D brand, the panang one even more than the red."
"Arroy-D is the best, there's no competition."
"My favorites are Aroy-D and Mae Ploy."
"I have the Aroy D yellow, red and green curry pastes at home and love them."
"Aroy D green curry is great! Super spicy if you like that!"
"I've been buying an excellent paste called Aroy-D sold at no frills, lucky moose, and T&T."
"For Thai I use aroya brand available at Asian stores."
"This is the brand that was used in a Thai restaurant my husband used to work in. The food was amazing."
"Arroy-D also really good."
#4
Thai Kitchen
2.2
(13)
"Thai Kitchen. They make a red curry paste and a green curry paste. Both are incredible."
"Thai Kitchen is perfectly fine but you do need to use the entire jar in one dish, in my opinion."
"Thai Kitchen curry pastes are actually decent, and the most widely available in my experience."
"Thai Kitchen is alright, but anything bought at an Asian market will always be better."
"I have used Thai kitchen and Mae Ploy in the past. I had to use the whole tiny jar of Thai kitchen compared to 1-2 tbsp of Mae ploy. I’ll never buy Thai kitchen again."
"Hot Thai kitchen did a comparison of brands. You need about 2 or3 times as much of Thai kitchen paste compared to Thai brands for the same flavor."
"I tried the Thai Kitchen paste once and found it pretty bland."
"Stick with the Thai Kitchen, but bump it up with more ginger-garlic paste, fish sauce."
"Thai Kitchen is a more American-targeted brand, it’s made in Thailand and has the flavor but is barely spicy at all."
"Thai Kitchen used to be great, but several years ago, it became bland as kindergarten paste."
#5
Cock
5.0
(5)
"Always reach for the Cock. I swear by Cock Green Curry Paste partnered with TCC Coconut Milk."
"Cock brand (yes, actually). It’ll be in every Asian supermarket near you."
"Cock brand curry paste https://www.soungyueen.co.nz/product-page/red-curry-paste-cock-brand-500g"
"If you have a Davis trading near you this is good https://davis.nz/pastepuree/curry-paste-green-cock-brand Otherwise just find an Asian grocer near you and get one that is made and marketed for the Thai market"
"Most restaurants do not make their own paste. This thai chef recommends Cock brand."
#6
Lobo
4.4
(5)
"Lobo (the real name is in Thai) by far. Maesri was my favorite, but Lobo is much better."
"Lobo for green curry, haven't found a better one."
"Lobo > Maesri"
"I like Lobo brand"
"Lobo is also great, also comes in single serve bags."
#7
Curry Paste
3.8
(4)
"Sharwood's and Patak both have GF labelled curry pastes of various types."
"Am besten eins von einem asiatischen Supermarkt. (Thai Pride oder Cock Brand sind relativ gut)."
"Ich mag Mae Ploy und Lobo."
"Tesco used to stock Thai Taste, not sure of they still do."
#8
Nittaya
4.3
(3)
"My favourite Thai restaurant even buys it. Nittaya brand is light years better than Maeploy or Maesri."
"Nittaya paste is very good, not cheap but worth the money."
"Nittaya brand. Available at Amazon in Germany."
#9
Massaman curry
5.0
(2)
"Massaman curry is what you ought to look for."
"Massaman curry... only uses mild ones purely for flavour rather than heat."
#10
Ayam
3.3
(3)
"I am currently using Ayam thai green curry paste (I am going to try the Mae Plot paste) and their coconut cream, and I am curious what options are out there that could be better."
"Ayam is good"
"It’s called Ayam curry paste. The Volcom one is shit, stay away."
#11
Cock Brand
4.0
(2)
"Love the panang one."
"Mae Ploy or Cock Brand"
#12
Mike's Organic Curry Love
5.0
(1)
"Mike's Organic Curry Love ! Curry is my favorite food, and that's the closest thing to a really good restaurant curry."
#13
Mae Anong
5.0
(1)
"Mae Anong is my favorite too. I've tried many and it's my favorite hands down."
#14
Co-Op
5.0
(1)
"Co-Op have excellent pastes for curries and Thai curries."
#15
Magic Bullet
5.0
(1)
"The magic bullet is absolutely the best thing you can buy."
#16
Preethi
5.0
(1)
"Preeti mixer grinders are great. I have Preeti Zodiac since 6+ years."
#17
Happy Mart
5.0
(1)
"For Thai green or red curry paste and even Penang paste, go to happy mart. It’s in a huge tub that will take you forever to finish and turns out great every time."
#18
M&S
4.0
(1)
"Almost never cook curry but I really loved M&S Thai green curry paste."
#19
Sainsbury's
4.0
(1)
"Sainsbury's do a decent rendang paste and ASDA do a decent laksa paste."
#20
Patak’s
4.0
(1)
"Patak’s Madras paste + Coconut milk = tasty curry"
#21
Yeo's
4.0
(1)
"But I really like Yeo's Kari ayam tin"
#22
Baba's
4.0
(1)
"Baba's curry powder"
#23
A1
4.0
(1)
"Personally I like A1 brand curry paste"
#24
Roi Thai
4.0
(1)
"I like roi thai - it's a ready to cook (eg already has coconut milk- you -can finishing touches) - found the quality really good."
#25
Blue Elephant
4.0
(1)
"Blue Elephant brand for something close to fresh curry. A bit more expensive than Lobo, but well worth it."
#26
Nutribullet
4.0
(1)
"I use my Nutribullet for most chutneys and curry pastes though. It's easy to use and wash and much more convenient than the others."
#27
Glico
4.0
(1)
"I would recommend Glico brand for Japanese curry."
#28
Patack's
4.0
(1)
"Patack's make good restaurant quality pastes. I pick up at Indian spice stores."
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