Thai Cooking
Tom Yum vs Tom Kha: Which Soup Paste Should You Choose?
Compare Lobo’s tom yum and tom kha packet recipes by water, coconut milk and fresh ingredients, then follow the correct cooking sequence.
In the two Lobo packet recipes compared here, Tom Yum Paste 30 g uses water with shrimp, while Tom Kha Paste 50 g uses coconut milk and water with chicken. That is a difference between these specific methods, not a rule for every version of either Thai soup.
Tom yum vs tom kha: ingredients in the two Lobo recipes
| Ingredient | Tom Yum Paste 30 g | Tom Kha Paste 50 g |
|---|---|---|
| Water | 480 ml. | 480 ml. |
| Coconut milk | None in this published method. | 480 ml total, added in two 240 ml stages. |
| Protein | 200 g shrimp. | 300 g chicken. |
| Mushrooms | 100 g. | 100 g. |
| Finish | Fish sauce or salt and lime to taste. | Fish sauce and lime to taste. |
How do the cooking methods differ?
Tom yum: boil the water, dissolve the paste and add shrimp and mushrooms. Cook the ingredients through before adjusting the finish.
Tom kha: begin with 240 ml coconut milk, the paste and chicken. Cook through, add water and simmer until tender. Add the remaining 240 ml coconut milk and mushrooms, then bring the soup back to a boil before finishing.
Choose the recipe you want to cook
Choose tom yum for the published shrimp-and-water method or tom kha for the coconut-milk chicken method. The different packet weights are not interchangeable doses. Check the paste and every fresh addition for allergens; added shrimp and fish sauce also matter.
A different tom yum format: soup cubes
Sawasdeal also lists Knorr Tom Yum Soup Cubes 72 g. This is a cube product, not Lobo’s 30 g paste. Use the Knorr package for the number of cubes, water and additions; the measured Lobo recipes above are not instructions for the cube pack.
Products discussed in this article
These are the current products discussed in this guide. Preparation and ingredient statements apply only to the exact pack specified in the article, not automatically to every option.
Lobo Tom Kha Seasoning Paste - 50 gThe named seasoning or sauce discussed in this guide; additional ingredients and the method depend on this exact packet.View product →
Lobo Tom Yum Paste - 30 gThe named seasoning or sauce discussed in this guide; additional ingredients and the method depend on this exact packet.View product →
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