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

Awesome. This soup mix is very tasty and easy to use. Almost like being back in Thailand. If you like Thai food, this soup mix is a must. The taste brings back memories of Thailand.

I have been going to this 1 Thai restaurant for 30 years and always got Lemon Grass soup, Is what he called it . It was absolutely excellent. It is in a city that I don’t live close to. So I was looking on Amazon and seen this soup. Thought I would try it, it tastes exactly like his lemon grass soup, I cut up mushrooms, shrimp, and tomatoes and put it in it. Excellent, I just bought more . Fair Warning it is HOT! But delicious!

As a lover of shrimp tom yum, this mix is pretty close to restaurant quality (and one of the closest of several I've tried). Yes, spicy hot, which I like- I usually need to add chilis in some form to make dishes truly hot, but not this one.And if you want it more sour, as a little freshly squeezed lime juice.

I have never had the real soup (I'm vegetarian, and I have yet to find anywhere that doesn't use fish sauce and/or chicken broth), so I cannot speak to how accurate the flavor of this is, but holy cow! When they say "spicy" they aren't kidding. I am someone who adds hot sauce and jalapeños to nearly everything, yet combining this with 4 cups of water yielded something so hot, I had to spit it out and chug some milk. To make it palatable, I had to made do with what I had on hand based on some online recipes I found. I added an additional 4 cups of water (so a total of 8 cups), a packet of mushroom flavored ramen (noodles and seasoning packet), 2 vegetarian chicken breasts, a few diced tomatoes, a very finely diced carrot, some diced green pepper, a lot of lime juice, and cilantro. It was still pretty spicy to me, but I could at least eat it (though I needed to keep reapplying chapstick or my lips felt singed). For the future, I plan on adding a can of coconut milk or something fatty and maybe reducing the additional liquid if that mitigates the heat. Overall, it was pretty tasty but apparently I am highly sensitive to Thai chiles because when prepared as directed on the package, it was inedible. With some doctoring, it was pretty tasty and a nice change of pace from my usual canned and homemade soups.

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 rinsed 1 package of Lobo tom yum paste 4 cups chicken broth 1 bunch of cilantro, rinsed and stripped for the leaves 2 cups or so of freshly cooked rice (I start the rice cooker just a bit before starting the soup) fish sauce limes chopped green onion or chives 1. Place chicken broth in pot with straw mushrooms and tom yom paste; bring to light boil/high simmer 2. Add chicken cubes - these will cook in a matter of minutes; check so it does not overcook 3. Turn off heat, add cilantro 4. 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 soup 6. Garnish to taste - I use a quarter of a lime, a squeeze of fish sauce and a sprinkle of chopped chives If you make the tom kai, I use the same recipe except half and half cocoanut milk and chicken broth

In these slight yet potent sachets of Lobo Tom Yum Soup Mix, I found an enchantment as fiery and restless as a storm sweeping across a desolate moor. Though each packet is scarcely more than a whisper in weight, it holds within it a tempest—spice and citrus and heat swirling together with the fierce ardor of ungoverned passion. When stirred into boiling water, the broth awakens like a spirit roused from brooding slumber: sharp, aromatic, and alive with the wild brightness of lemongrass and the smoldering bite of chili. The steam that rises carries with it a melancholy thrill, as though some distant, untamed land were calling the weary traveler home. Its tang pierces the senses, stirring both hunger and memory—reminding one of all things vivid and fleeting. To taste it is to feel a rush of vitality, as if one had braved cold winds and returned triumphant, heart pounding from the encounter. Though simple in preparation, the soup bears a depth that belies its modest form. It comforts and challenges in equal measure, offering warmth to the famished yet insisting they meet its fire with courage. This pack of five stands ready like steadfast companions, each promising a bowl that rekindles the spirit on bleak evenings when the world feels too still, too gray. In truth, these little packets make of the common kitchen a place of fierce, flavorful revelation—proof that even in the humblest provisions, a wild and stirring soul may reside.

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.

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.

UNREAL. Genuinely the most authentic Tom yum soup I’ve made. Try try try!!!

Great flavour, nice spice- makes for a nice easy soup for a meal.

2nd time ordering this Tom Yum soup mix. Delicious. I add shrimp, mushrooms, tomatoes and a can of coconut milk and it's just like ordering from a restaurant.

This sauce makes delicious soup with prawns or mushrooms , choi sum and spring onions with some ground black pepper.

This is the second purchase of this product. Easy to prepare and add what you like. Not sure if the product is vegan we are still looking to answer this for a friend.