LoboTom Yum Soup Mix, Spicy, 1.06 Ounce (Pack of 5)

I'm a Tom Yun fan. These packets let you whip up a batch in minutes. It's good and it's spicy. I love spicy but I add about 50% more water than the package calls for. It packs a punch.I add some shrimp, mushrooms, and tomato to it. Done in minutes a touch of cilantro on top and soup is served.I have ordered this multiple times and will continue to do so.

Authentic & Tom Yum soup right at home! Easy to make & delicious right out of the package. Can easily get two meals out of this. Due to digestion issues, i kept mine simple and added fresh cilantro, lime juice and had it with a side of steamed white rice. It would def make a heartier meal by adding veggies, seafood, and or meat. I found i didn't need to add anything else for flavor, the taste was delish before adding anything to it, just really a matter of preference. It does have a kick to it, but still very enjoyable. I wish more soups would taste this good straight from the package.

Excellent soup base from Thailand.

tasty but really HOT

Tom yum gai is my favoite lunch order at Thai restaurants. I've made it from scratch before but that is very cumbersome. This is my favorite tom yum soup base, much better than Taste of Thai cocoanut ginger soup base. Be advised it is pretty spicy!Here's what we do; it only takes a few minutes. This is a recipe for a meal for 2 or first course for 4.1 to 1.25 lbs chicken tenders, cut into 1-2" cubes (never frozen is best; putting in frozen chicken makes it too tough)1 can straw mushrooms, drained and rinsed1 package of Lobo tom yum paste4 cups chicken broth1 bunch of cilantro, rinsed and stripped for the leaves2 cups or so of freshly cooked rice (I start the rice cooker just a bit before starting the soup)fish saucelimeschopped green onion or chives1. Place chicken broth in pot with straw mushrooms and tom yom paste; bring to light boil/high simmer2. Add chicken cubes - these will cook in a matter of minutes; check so it does not overcook3. Turn off heat, add cilantro4. Put a 1/2 cup or so of rice into the bottom of your soup bowls (the more rice, the more substantial the meal)5. Top the rice with a generous serving of soup6. Garnish to taste - I use a quarter of a lime, a squeeze of fish sauce and a sprinkle of chopped chivesIf you make the tom kai, I use the same recipe except half and half cocoanut milk and chicken broth

This is a great paste for one of my favorite soups. I am part Thai while I value the work, effort, and love that goes into making soups from scratch, I don't have the time or access to all the ingredients. This works really well a substitute. It calls for 2 cups of water but I find that to be too intense and salty so I put in 3 cups. You need to add some fish sauce, lime juice, cilantro and Kaffir Lime Leaves (which you can find FRESH here on Amazon). I add sliced chicken and Vietnamese pho noodles too mine and top with chopped peanuts for a very hearty meal. If you're sensitive to sodium, you may want to give this a pass.

Lived in LA for years and really enjoyed access to many outstanding restaurants. Whenever one of us got sick and stuffed up, we would order Tom Yum for delivery from our favorite Thai place.Now I live in the back end of nowhere. I bought this product when I was so sick and miserable. The package instructions were easy and the flavor! ah! the smell was intoxicating. VERY SPICY HOT. So I ordered three packs. So Happy!

Tastes a lot like spicy, salty water so perhaps replacing some required water with low sodium chicken broth would help. I’ve had frozen Tom Yum soup that was excellent and inexpensive but the store that carried it (Lidl) no longer does. This product is not a very good substitute, in my opinion, for fresh or frozen Tom Yum.