" > wrote:

> Hi -
>
> Making my own curry pastes seems like a time-consuming task, and it
> occurred to me that I could get some (maybe a lot?) of the benefits of a
> home-made curry paste by starting with a commercial one and adding
> complexity and freshness to it. Has anyone here got any experience doing
> this, or have you found any websites on your surfing that have such ideas?
>
> As a secondary question, what in your opinions are the best brands of
> commercial pastes - since starting with quality is probably a good idea.

I use several of the Mae Ploys as a base and spice it up with more
garlic, ginger, onion, peppers, and kaffir in different quantities
depending on what I'm making.

-sw