Panang Curry Recipe Why is Thai Curry so Good? I'm not sure why it took a backpacking trip through North and South Thailand to get me hooked on Thai food, but it certainly did the trick. My favorite food for the past decade continues to be Thai, and I'm especially partial to authentic Thai curries, in particular the Panang curry. Note that I say authentic. It's not all that easy finding good tasting, authentic Thai food, much less Thai curries. It's for this reason that we bring you our famous Panang curry recipe , based on a recipe that has been handed down through the generations. With a slight twist that is - we make it a bit easier for you to make. We also provide a quick and easy version for those of you that have a Trader Joe's nearby. Panang Curry Recipe Panang curry (or Penang curry) is our favorite of the common Thai curries (red, green, yellow, brown). Panang curry is often made as a vegetarian curry as well (simply make it without meat or fish). Note that Panang curry is not red curry - Panang, when made according to Thai tradition, is made using the cream of the coconut milk, and provides a thicker, pastier curry than the red curry, which is more of a soup curry. Furthermore, Panang curry is fried in coconut milk, as opposed to red curry, which is boiled. It is possible, however, to make a "soup" version of this curry, and