If you go to http://www.thegoodlifegourmet.com/ there are a lot of curry
pastes. The canned brand they have is the same brand that my friend sells
wholesale to 5 star restaurants around Boston, he says its the best one. I'm
not much of a curry buff so I'll just take his word. Sorry, I dont remember
the brand off hand and I'm too tired to go look at the site.

-James

"slim" > wrote in message
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> I tried, and liked, several kinds of the "Mamasan" brand of curry pastes.
>
> I did notice that there WAS A drop-off in flavor by using the canned
pastes
> over fresh ground, but often, time is at a premium so I use the pastes,
> but I
> sweat some onion and garlic first, then add the paste and coconut milk,
some
> fresh cilantro and lime juice and the finished product is enjoyable.
>
> Does anyone have another brand they can recommend?
>
> - Slim