Indochin’s Shrimp Panang Curry Refuses to Stop

Did you grow up with panang curry? I sure didn’t. I don’t think I hit a panang curry until maybe late 2010s. I don’t even remember checking for it when I started going deep on Thai food in my twenties. Panang curry is creamy, nutty and the vegetables just sing in the dish. They don’t seem beat down or soaked in a too thick sauce. During the pandemic my wife Rachel and her friends would often go to grassy area of Hidden River Middle School and all bring take out, sit far apart and visit for a couple hours. It was a treat and I started to ignore every other option for food for those visits and just got serious about panang curry from Indochin.

Also, have you tried shrimp? Shrimp is amazing. My family is Jewish and it is our policy to not have shellfish or pork in the house but all rules are off when we are out of the house. I have grown to believe it’s kind of awesome to not be able to eat one of your favorite foods in your own home. I will get shrimp anywhere. I would buy shrimp off the street if a person had a laser printed sign that said “SHRIMP 4 SALE!”

So look, I like the Shrimp Panang Curry. I like to put most of the rice in early so it grabs up the sauce and makes it a whole tasty involved thing. And that’s what I did today. In fact, I forgot to take the photo until after I had riced up. But listen, get the shrimp panang curry. It’s $16.95. It’s worth it. It’s a lot of shrimp and a lot of vegetables. I had never had their wonton soup before today either and wow, it was stuffed with vegetables and it was great. It was the most vegetable forward wonton soup I had ever experienced.