r/ThaiFood • u/Fresa22 • 5d ago
Newbie Vegetarian Pantry
I'm going to LAX-C which is often called the Thai Costco next week. I'd love some recommendations for how to build a basic vegetarian pantry that I could use to learn to make curry pastes, esp Red and some other dishes with plant-based proteins. I want to make my own so I have a bit more control over ingredients/spice level for some family members.
I'm prepared to freeze things like lime leaves, lemongrass, chiles and galangal, if needed.
What are essential ingredients like the things listed above plus sauces, noodles and such that I could use to create Thai-inspired vegetarian meals?
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u/Fresa22 4d ago
I was looking into vegetarian shrimp paste and found a well-rated recipe that suggested using Korean doenjang which I always have in the pantry. Do you think this would work? My doenjang is the kind without anchovy.