Posted: 24th January 2010

Since being launched in 2008, The Thai Curry Company has expanded and, in addition to the two original boxed Red and Green curry kits, now offers a range of white jasmine rice, red Thai rice sourced from the family rice mill in the fertile north of Thailand and a range of Thai herbs enabling the more adventurous cook to produce authentic Thai dishes at home.

More products are on the way in 2010, including an authentic Massaman curry kit, and a greater range of herbs and quality curry pastes.

A Sheffield chemistry graduate, Joe White and his Thai wife, Cherry, started the company confident that the well travelled British public, many of whom have a soft spot for all things Thai, wanted to continue experiencing the real taste of Thailand when back home.

"It's a well kept secret that authentic Thai food is incredibly quick and easy to prepare. It's a delicious, wholesome and healthy 'fast food'. The ingredients we provide in the kits recreate exactly a Thai meal as eaten in Thailand. It's the real thing!"

Joe, originally from Durham, and Cherry are based in Bangkok and, as both are fluent Thai speakers, are able to source the best and most authentic products available.

The full range of products sold under the name of Chantra Authentic Thai, are widely available on the shelves of hundreds of independent shops throughout the U.K.