Curries from Southeast Asia

Some people say that it is probably better to ease into the taste of curry by trying the less intense flavors of Asian curries that were initially inspired by Indian cuisine by had moved on to evolve on their own. These people argue that Southeast Asian curries are more ideal for introducing curry to a person's taste buds, especially if said person happens to have an aversion to the intensity of the spices of Indian curry. In this section, we will provide you with recipes, articles, discussions and reviews of the many different styles of curry that hail from the Southeast Asian region – mostly from Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia.

The signature ingredient to be noted in curries from southeast Asia would certainly have to be coconut milk. Now, before any of you panic, we would like to point out that coconut milk does not necessarily have to taste like coconut when used for curry. All this means is that Southeast Asian curries are for the most part far milder than its Indian cousins, although they do have their own shocks of spicy twists that involve garlic, chili, lemon grass. Slightly sweeter than the traditional concept of curry, certain recipes of Southeast Asian curry incarnations are thought of as ideal for serving to the kids.

If this is you kind of thing, then by all means have a bite!