Pros & Cons
Cons
The medium was too big.
Highlights
Quality
The 4 main ingredients that can't be missed are kefir lime leaves, lemongrass, lime, and a good quality fish sauce.
Exactly as advertised and this stuff lasts us forever.
Inflation, but still beats going out to eat because a lot of this stuff can be cooked at home and be just as good as restaurant... Read More
As for the tomato, it’s added in right before your lime juice, so that it’s hot, but not falling apart.
Price
I was a little nervous about trying this product, but decided to buy it because a small serving of tom yum goong is $8 at the l... Read More
For the price, i think it’s pretty okay.
Packaging/appearance
It came in a plastic pouch inside a plastic container.
I think it’s good enough to just follow the directions on the packaging.
Competitiveness
I use the 3 crab brand of fish sauce because nothing else beats it in terms of how both umami and fishy it is.
This is similar to making thai curries from the paste that comes in tubs just like this paste.
It's savory, and tastes the most similar to the tom yum soup from archi's thai bistro from las vegas, in my opinion.
The soup i made at home is just as good if not better than the restaurants.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There is an ingredient that tom yum soup uses called nam prik pao or a really deep flavor spicy paste made with a lot of love which is hard to make from scratch
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Every single nam prik pao will taste different depending whos making it whats in it and which region its from savory vs sweet i prefer savory
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its why there are so many variety of tom yum pastes on the market ranging from cans packets to glass jars since this already includes some form of nam prik pao in it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its also why every restaurants tom yum soup will never taste alike assuming an authentic thai restaurant will make their own saucespastes but who knows
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Many other fish sauce ive tasted are always oversalty and not enough umami
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You still have to add some extra ingredients to make the most out of this paste as possible to make it restaurant quality
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The 5th main ingredient is the protein itself of course
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But if you want a veggie day you can opt for tofu although i don’t believe this aroy d is vegetarian