Lunghid Tai Pla Curry Paste is a Thai curry paste, and "Tai Pla" refers to a specific type of curry that is popular in Thai cuisine. The name may vary slightly depending on the brand or the regional dialect.
Tai Pla curry paste is known for its distinctive and intense flavor, mainly due to its key ingredient, "Tai Pla" sauce. Tai Pla is a fermented fish sauce that provides a strong, pungent, and salty taste to the curry. The paste is typically made by grinding together various ingredients such as Thai chili peppers, garlic, shallots, lemongrass, galangal, shrimp paste, and other spices, along with the Tai Pla sauce.
Tai Pla curry is especially popular in Southern Thailand and is often cooked with fish or seafood, giving the dish a rich and flavorful taste. It is also known for being quite spicy, so it's advised to adjust the amount of curry paste used according to personal preference.
When using this curry paste, you can mix it with coconut milk or other liquids to create a Thai curry sauce. It can be used with various proteins like fish, shrimp, or squid, as well as with vegetables for a vegetarian option.
