What Are The Best Heritage Curries In Hong Kong
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If you are in love with curries, it’s probably that 
you have  tried a lot of Asian curries. But have you 
ever tried heritage  curries in Hong Kong? If not, 
then you should not miss these  heritage curries 
that come in many forms such as Indian,  Thai, 
Vietnamese, Malaysian, and much more. The  
combination of herbs and spices, curry pastes, 
meats &  vegetables, make curries more delicious 
and you will love its  exotic flavors. So, try these 
heritage curries from the best  Pan Asian 
restaurant in Hong Kong.
LIST OF 7 BEST HERITAGE 
CURRIES  YOU MUST 
TRY
GAENG KIEW WHAN (GAI / MOO / NUA) 泰
泰泰泰泰泰泰泰 / 泰泰泰
This classic green style curry is very famous 
from all  over the world. The term Kiew 
means green and whan  means sweet so the 
dish represents sweet green curry.  For those 
who prefer to eat spicy or sweet food, this  
dish is just for you and is made up of green 
chili paste,  creamy curry, coconut milk, 
green vegetables, fresh  herbs, such as sweet 
basil leaves, green eggplant,  coriander root, 
and many other ingredients are used.
Apart from this, the dish can be made with 
any kind of  meat or seafood and can be 
served with chicken or fish  balls.
GAENG PEET (GAI / MOO / NUA) 泰泰泰泰泰
泰泰泰 / 泰泰泰
Other common curry is Gaeng Peet which is 
popular as  the name of “red curry”. It is a little 
bit different from  green curry but the 
ingredients in the pastes are almost  the same. 
Gaeng Peet version paste is less hardcore and  
is made up of lots of things such as spices, 
peanuts, red  chilies, coriander root, white 
pepper, lemongrass,  shallots, garlic, galangal, 
kaffir lime rind, sea sale, and  shrimp paste. 
The consistency of this curry is very mild  and 
also it contains coconut milk keeping the 
texture a  bit less liquid. In Hong Kong, the 
main ingredient in  terms of meat is likely to 
be beef or pork. The dish is  usually cooked a 
bit more slowly as compared to other  heritage 
curries.
GAENG MASSAMAN NUA 泰泰泰泰泰泰
Another most famous Thai food in Hong Kong 
is “Gaeng  Massaman Nua” that you can eat 
from any Thai  restaurant in Hong Kong. The 
curry takes too much  time to cook and is 
quite mild, which contains coconut  milk and 
many other forms of spices like cardamom,  
cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg. It usually comes 
stewed with  chunks of potato and sprinkled 
with peanuts. However,  it is prepared with 
chicken, potatoes, cinnamon,  peanuts, nutmeg, 
and beef which is very common.
Sounds mouthwatering? Try this mild and 
flavorful beef  curry classic today with your 
friends and family.
GAENG HELUXNG PHUKET 泰泰泰泰泰泰泰泰泰泰泰
This Gaeng Heluxng is another version of 
curries that  looks yellow in color and is 
spicier as compared to other  curries. The dish 
originated from southern regions and  is 
somehow made with a liquid fish base which is 
 combined with curry paste and turmeric that 
makes  this dish more yellowish. Mostly it is 
prepared with  some kind of fish, bamboo 
shoots, green papaya, lotus  stems served in 
the coconut shell.
MIX VEGETABLE CURRY 泰泰泰泰泰
As the name says everything – a diversity of 
herbs,  vegetables, and other ingredients & 
flavors were added  to this curry, which 
usually means that it can be very  healthy for 
everyone. This is another water-based dish  
and you will love the exotic taste and flavors 
of the dish.
SOUR ORANGE CURRY (GAENG SOM)
This curry looks like a soup because of no 
coconut milk  is added to it. Since the dish is 
water-based and has only  five ingredients on 
its paste such as dried red chilies,  shallots, sea 
salt, ginger root, and shrimp paste. The  sour 
element of the dish comes from tamarind, and 
 some kind of tropical fruit like pineapple.
KHAO SOI
One of the most well-known and delicious curries 
that  people like the most in Hong Kong. 
Unfortunately, the dish  is still not widespread in 
terms of global Thai cuisines and is  served in 
limited restaurants. It is similar to green curry in  
terms of deliciousness. Coconut-based curry, mild 
in taste  served over soft egg noodles and topped 
with crispy egg  noodles. With the exotic flavors, 
rich spicy taste, you can  also choose its other 
additions such as onion, lime, pickled  cabbage, 
chili, crispy noodles that finish the dish perfectly.
Some people consider this dish as a noodle 
dish while  others considered it as a coconut 
curry noodle soup. In  terms of texture and 
taste, this finger-licking curry won  many 
hearts. The paste is made using a mixture of 
moist  aromatic and dry spices that are toasted 
properly. Other  options are beef and chicken 
served with noodles. What  else do you want 
for? Try Thai food in Hong Kong today.
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