Curry by country

Not sure of the differences, but when you say you have tried Indian curry, keep in mind that North & South India have pretty different styles I think.

I love some fresh Naan & good Indian food

>>8448722
There's a massive amount of variation among even just Thai curries. Some are spicy as fuck, some are mild. Some are sweet, some are not. You're already making a mistake by classifying Thai as a "kind" of curry. Same with Indian, really. They also have a massive variety of dishes that might be called "curry".

About the only one you mentioned that could be even remotely considered as a single type is Japanese.

Curry came to Japan as follows. During the 19th century when Japan was opened up to the West they realized their Military was far behind the times, so they copied the West. They revamped their army and based on that of Prussia. They based their navy on the British. They went so far as to copy every procedure used by the British, right down to the British naval recipe for curry. It started out being a dish served to sailors aboard ship. Then curry restaurants popped up around naval bases, originally to serve sailors, but the popularity grew beyond that. Japanese curry therefore has its roots in a very specific recipe that was copied from the British Navy's cookbook. But even then you get local variations & twists on the dish, just as you would with any other food that's been popular for a while.

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easy to make thai curry at home, this brand rocks. Just add coconut milk

You can find it at Asian markets.

>>8448750
I only had golden or panang Thai curry until yesterday when I tried emerald. They really did taste almost completely the same. Delicious, but I can't pick out the differences in the flavor.

>>8449080

If you found panang curry to taste the same as the green curry then you've been eating at shitty restaurants.

>>8449088
This.
They shouldn't taste alike.

They are all so good.
Masaman, Panang, Red, Green, yellow Thai curries.

>>8449116
>>8449088
Every Thai restaurant I've been to tastes the same as the curry paste I buy. I don't know where to get curry that has effort put into it.

>>8449120

Sadly, that's kinda standard with Thai restaurants in the west.

>>I don't know where to get curry that has effort put into it.

Your kitchen, assuming you can find the ingredients. A lot of "Thai recipes" will feature substitutions of ingredients. That absoloutely ruins them. If you want to make Thai curries then you absolutely must be able to find things like kaffir lime leaves, galanga, thai chilies (fresh for green curry, dried for red), and so on.

I can confirm these Thai cookbooks are legit:
-Pok Pok by Andy Ricker
-Thai Street Food and Thai Food by David Thompson
-Simple Thai Food by Leela Punyaratabandhu

>>8448722
south India spice, north India more for aroma