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Best Thai Green Curry in Toronto
“The hottest of the Thai curries hides behind the gentlest colour. Green means go carefully.”
What the real thing tastes like
Gaeng khiao wan — 'sweet green curry' — is named for the colour, not the taste: fresh green bird's eye chillies pounded with galangal, lemongrass, and krachai into the hottest of the classic Thai pastes, mellowed only partly by coconut cream. Thai basil, pea eggplants that pop bitter, and a proper paste fried until the oil splits mark the real thing.
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The name's false advertising is reviewed with rueful respect — green outburns red in most kitchens, and first-timers document the discovery. Split-oil paste frying and pea-eggplant bitterness are the twin authenticity checks that recur.
Order it here when it has
- herbaceous fire
- basil finish
- paste depth
- coconut counterweight
Walk away when you see
- hotter than its name
- watery versions abound
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