Curry pastes & cooking sauces stock-up (green/red/panang, fish sauce, chili pastes)

Name: Curry pastes & cooking sauces stock-up (green/red/panang, fish sauce, chili pastes)
Brand: Mae Ploy / Maepranom / Namjai
Price: 15 THB
Availability: InStock

The cheapest way to take Thailand home — restaurant-grade curry bases at 1/15th of export pricing

Price: 15 THB (Mae Ploy green curry paste 50g ~฿12-16 at Tops/Big C (currently promo-discounted at Tops); 400g tubs ฿50-70; premium fish sauce ฿30-60)

Where to buy: Big C Ratchadamri, Tops, Lotus's — supermarket aisles, not souvenir shops; Or Tor Kor market for fresh-ground artisan pastes

Price checked 2026-07-03

A ฿15 pouch in Bangkok is the same product as the $8 tub abroad — fill a kilo of luggage for under ฿500
Pastes and sauces must go in checked luggage (liquid/paste rules)
Or Tor Kor market's fresh mortar-pounded pastes beat any packaged brand but only keep ~2 weeks refrigerated
Declare food on arrival cards where required; sealed commercial packaging clears US/India customs routinely