Massaman curry

Massaman curry
Chicken massaman with potato
TypeCurry
Place of originThailand
Main ingredientsMeat (beef, duck, or chicken) or tofu, coconut milk, onion, peanuts or cashews, potatoes, bay leaves, cardamom pods, cinnamon, star anise, palm sugar, fish sauce, chili and tamarind juice
Similar dishesSaraman curry[1]

Massaman curry (Thai: แกงมัสมั่น, RTGS: kaeng matsaman, pronounced [kɛ̄ːŋ mát.sā.màn] ⓘ) is a rich, flavourful, and mildly spicy Thai curry.[2] It is a fusion dish, combining ingredients from three sources: Persia, the Indian Subcontinent, and the Malay Archipelago (e.g., cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, star anise, cumin, bay leaves, nutmeg, and mace) with ingredients more commonly used in native Thai cuisine (e.g., chili peppers, coriander, lemongrass, galangal, white pepper, shrimp paste, shallots, and garlic) to make massaman curry paste. The substance of the dish is usually based on chicken or other meat, potatoes, onions, and peanuts. The richness comes from the coconut milk and cream used as a base, as for many Thai curries.

In 2011, CNNGo ranked massaman curry as the number one most delicious food in an article titled "World's 50 most delicious foods".[3] However, by a readers’ survey, it ranked number ten.[4] It remained at number one in the official, updated 2018 version.[5]

  1. ^ Carter, Terence (13 November 2014). "A Recipe for Saraman Curry or Cari Saramann – a Cambodian curry". Grantourismo Travels. Retrieved 25 October 2019. The similarity between Cambodia's Saraman curry and Thailand's Massaman curry (also written as Mussaman curry) lies in the base curry paste with just a few ingredients setting the Saraman curry apart.
  2. ^ David Thompson, Thai Food (edition 2010), Pavilion Books, pages 329, ISBN 978-1-86205-514-8
    • Kindersley, D. (2011). DK Eyewitness Travel: Ultimate Food Journeys The World's Best Dishes and Where to Eat Them. New York: DK Publishing. p. 252. ISBN 978-075-6-69588-0
  3. ^ "World's 50 most delicious foods". CNNGo. Cable News Network. 21 July 2011. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  4. ^ "World's 50 most delicious foods". CNNGo. Cable News Network. 7 September 2011. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  5. ^ "The world's 50 best foods". CNN Travel. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2019.