Southern Thai Curry Paste
Southern Thai curry paste is a pungent chili-based seasoning paste used in southern Thai curries and soups.
About Southern Thai Curry Paste
Southern Thai curry paste is a regional Thai seasoning paste made by pounding or blending chiles with aromatics, spices, and savoury ingredients. It is used as the base for southern Thai curries and some soups, where it is often fried briefly or simmered to release its aroma.
The paste is intensely pungent, with heat and saltiness balanced by fragrant herbs and spices. Recipes may include garlic, shallot, lemongrass, turmeric, galangal, shrimp paste, or other seafood ingredients, so flavour differs among dishes and households. Some versions are fiery and sharp, while others are rounder and more aromatic.
It may be coarse from hand-pounding or smooth from blending, and commonly appears red, orange, yellow, or brown. Fresh paste is sold refrigerated or frozen; packaged versions may be jarred, pouched, or dried. Cooking darkens and mellows the paste while distributing its flavour through the dish.
- Ingredient type
- paste
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Local names for southern thai curry paste
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พริกแกงใต้
phrik kaeng tai
Southern Thai Curry Paste
Southern Thai curry paste
phrik kaeng tai
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Southern Thai Curry Paste nutrition & diet
Southern Thai Curry Paste nutritional value
Reference: Curry paste, Thai red
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 144kcal
- Protein
- 1.3g
- Carbs
- 6.7g
- Fat
- 11.8g
Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Portions & preparation
Use a Southern Thai curry paste with its documented recipe, brand, and serving amount. Chili, aromatics, spices, salt, shrimp paste, fish products, oils, and preservatives vary. Reference the paste as sold or diluted into a curry, since coconut milk, meat, seafood, and vegetables belong to the completed dish.
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Diet considerations
This paste is a blended seasoning, usually plant-based in its aromatics but not necessarily vegetarian because shrimp paste, fish products, or other animal ingredients may occur. Coconut milk, meat, seafood, eggs, or cereal-containing additions change compatibility. The finished curry’s ingredients and starchy accompaniments determine the carbohydrate pattern.
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Dietary compatibility
- VeganDepends on the version
- VegetarianDepends on the version
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherDepends on the version
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Depends on the version
- Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Shrimp Paste. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
- Vegetarian · Depends on the version
- Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Shrimp Paste. The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet. Recipes and products can differ.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Depends on the version
- Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Shrimp Paste. Recorded common ingredients: Shrimp. This profile identifies shellfish, which does not meet the kosher fish criteria. Recipes and products can differ. Recipes and products can differ.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: New Zealand FOODfiles 2024 — S61 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
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