Markets with Thai Ingredients – Online & Mail-order

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On this page: Online Sources | Woks & Cookware | Plants & Seeds | Mailorder Sources

We think of online markets in terms of ingredients for making Thai food at home and don't look at products such as Pad Thai sauce (for example). Before you shop, you might want to check out Kasma's favorite Thai brands for all kinds of Thai products and try to order accordingly. We highly recommend starting out with one of Kasma's favorite brands of fish sauce: many students through the years have told Kasma that merely changing brands of fish sauce has made a measurable difference in their cooking. (You may enjoy Kasma's articles on fish sauce.)

Disclaimer: We have purchased Klong Kohn shrimp paste (gkabpi) from Temple of Thai. We have no financial connection to any of these markets. Several of Kasma's recipes and articles are posted at Temple of Thai with her permission.

Online Sources of Thai Ingredients

Good Thai Markets

MyThaiMart San Jose, CA Email: info@mythaimart.com	An excellent selection with many of Kasma's favorites including Golden Boy fish sauce. They also have Dragonfly brand oyster sauce, listed as "Oyster Sauce – Premium Flavored" and Golden Phoenix Jasmine Rice, Kasma's preferred brand. A few hard-to-find items such as limestone paste. An excellent selection of fresh produce, including pandan leaves, whole kaffir limes (hard to find!), banana blossom and green mango, in addition to more readily items such as lemongrass and Thai Chillies.
Temple of Thai Toll free: (877) 811-8773 Email: customerservice@templeofthai.com	Temple of Thai tries to carry most of Kasma's favorite brands. They carry both Golden Boy and Tra Chang brand fish sauce (one of Kasma's favorites). Many hard-to-find ingredients such as Gkrachai (or rhizome) in brine, green peppercorns, limestone paste and fried shallots. They offer several items of fresh produce individually and sometimes offer (whole) kaffir limes. Check out "Iowan satisfies taste for Thai"."
GroceryThai.com Los Angeles, CA (818) 469-9407 Fax: (310) 424-2914 Email: info@grocerythai.com	A very good selection with many of Kasma's favorites including both Tra Chang and Golden Boy fish sauce. Excellent selection including some hard to find items (limestone paste, gkrachai) and a very good range of fresh produce, including kaffir lime fruit and green papaya. Has Dragonfly brand Black Soy.

Carry Some Ingredients

Asian Wok dot Com
Los Angeles, CA
Email: customerservice@asianwok.com

Not limited to Thai ingredients and not the best selection of Thai ingredients. I found the site confusing to use. Categories are not always clear; green curry doesn't show up on the main curry page but does when you search on "green curry." No roasted chillie paste. I couldn't find any relevant fresh ingredients. Response time a little slow. Not enough items per page (you must go to a separate page for each spice.) They say they will special order items. Prices good.

U.K. Source for Fresh Thai Produce

Kaffir Lime Leaves . co .uk

They receive two shipments a week of fresh ingredients from Thailand, including galanga, Thai and holy basil, lemongrass, pea and Thai eggplants, long beans and fresh green peppercorns; also bunches of Thai orchids. Check it out.

Sources for Woks & Cookware

Temple of Thai Toll free: (877) 811-8773 Email: customerservice@templeofthai.com	Temple of Thai carries 5-1/2", 7", 8" & 9" granite mortar and pestles as well as Lao-style (clay) mortar and pestles. sticky rice cooking set and fruit carving sets (3 or 11 pieces).
Gourmet Sleuth dot com Los Gatos, CA 95030 408-354-8281 408-395-8279 (fax) Email: info@gourmetsleuth.com	They sell 6, 7 and 8 inch Thai Granite mortar and pestles as well as Lao (ceramic) and Palm Wood mortar and pestles. Clay pots as well and stainless steel stacked steamers.

Sources for Plants & Seeds

Four Winds Growers P. O. Box 3538 (F) Fremont, CA 94539 (510) 656-2591 www.fourwindsgrowers.com/	Source for ordering Kaffir Lime Trees online. The best way to insure a steady supply on kaffir lime leaves is to grow your own. It is also the best way to get kaffir lime peel, so important in curry pastes and usually difficult to find (fresh or dried) in stores. They also sell an Asian Herb pack, which includes lemongrass, Thai chillies and Thai basil plants.
Oriental Seeds Evergreen Y.H. Enterprises P.O. Box 17538 Anaheim, CA 92817 Tel/Fax : (714) 637-5769 eeseedsyh@aol.com	Over 200 kinds of seeds for oriental vegetables, including 4 varieties of Thai Basil, Thai round eggplants, Thai long green eggplants, Chinese Broccoli, and on and on.
The Cook's Garden PO Box C5030 Warminster, PA 18974 (800) 457-9703	Includes seeds for Holy, Lemon and Thai Basil and Thai Chilli plants among their products.
Johnny's Selected Seeds 1 Foss Hill Road RR Box 2580 Albion, Maine 04910-9731 (207) 437-4395	Johnny's Selected Seeds includes seeds for Thai Chiles, Holy, Lemon and Thai Basil among their products.
Shepherd's Garden Seeds 30 Irene St. Torrington, CT 06790-6658 (860) 482-3638	Shepherd's Seeds sells Thai Chiles, Lemon Basil and Thai Basil seeds.
Richter's Seeds Goodwood Ontario, Canada L0C 1A0 (905) 640-6677	Several kinds of basil, Vietnamese Coriander (close enough to Thai!).
Seeds of Change PO Box 15700 Santa Fe NM 87506 (888) 762-7333	Thai and holy basil.

Mail Order Sources with Thai Ingredients

Thai Grocery 5014 N Broadway St. Chicago, IL 60640 (773) 561-5345	They will sell you anything in their store that they can ship. They come highly recommended by one of Kasma's fans.
Uwajimaya 519 6th Avenue South Seattle, WA 98104 Phone (206) 624-6248 Fax: (206) 624-6915 Email: harvey@uwajimaya.com Free Catalogue: 800-889-1928	Their catalogue has Mae Ploy curry pastes (a good brand), tamarind, gkabi (shrimp paste), palm sugar, wet tamarind, Chaokoh Coconut Milk (one of Kasma's two favorites), dried rice noodles, and some dried spices. You can order non-catalogue items that are in the store. You can not order online. Their website does not list products.
Anzen Japanese Foods and Imports 736 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Portland, OR 97232 (503) 233-5111	Drop them a postcard to receive a listing of products. If it isn't on the list, they still might have it, so phone and ask.