Thai Massaman curry paste (1kg by Mae Ploy)

Love this paste. Great if your cooking for large groups. Tastes great.

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).

For my taste it was too salty. less is more probably. I may have used too much

Great tasting curry paste. We love it.

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!

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.

Really good product, makes excellent curry and stores well in the fridge once opened. I have bought this product repeatedly.