Massaman Curry

Curry’s are one of those funny things. You find your favourite, and it becomes very hard to convince yourself to try something new. For me, that was Thai red curry. I’d never order anything different, and everyone around me would always get Thai green, so I never really had the chance to try much else. It wasn’t until I went to Koh Samui and booked a dinner at the famous Four Seasons, where they filmed White Lotus, that we took the waitress’s recommendation and ordered the beef massaman. I was genuinely shocked. Thai cooking, in my experience, has always been a mix of tangy, spicy, sweet, palate-slapping sensations, but rarely just comforting. This tastes like Christmas in curry form, and it’s completely different to anything else I’ve tried in Thai cuisine.