Nan wrote:

> Hi Amanda, I have recently been introduced to Thai Food and want to
> learn more. Thanks for the website, I've bookmarked it!!
>
> What kinds of curry do I need to get a rather hot/very warm flavor? It
> seems like I have to use a lot of curry powder to get a strong flavor,
> muchless one with heat. Is this correct that it takes a lot of curry?
> or am I missing something here??

Rather than using more curry powder, you need to use a hotter curry.
Generic curry powders in North America are not hot, so adding more just
gives you a stronger flavour of the non hot spice mix. You can buy hot
curry powders. I prefer to use curry pastes, which come in mild, medium
and hot. You can add some hot spice to kick it up. You can add cayenne
or some hot peppers to our dishes.