A seasoning mixture used in Thai cookery, containing red chillies and other piquant ingredients, such as lemon grass, garlic, galangal, and coriander, ground into a smooth paste.
Origin
1980s; earliest use found in The Los Angeles Times.
Definition of red curry paste in US English:
red curry paste
noun
A seasoning mixture used in Thai cookery, containing red chillies and other piquant ingredients, such as lemon grass, garlic, galangal, and coriander, ground into a smooth paste.
Origin
1980s; earliest use found in The Los Angeles Times.