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What I have found most overwhelming is making a choice between all of the different brands available for Thai ingredients.

I found this online a while ago and it has helped me immensely:
http://www.thaifoodandtravel.com/brands.html

I'm sure people have other favorite brands for various ingredients but at least this list upped my comfort factor in figuring out what to buy.

You can find banana leaves at Temple of Thai (but not at importfood.com) and also green papaya for a much lower price. Also Temple of Thai carries galangal root, kaffir lime leaves, Thai eggplant, Thai basil, young green coconuts, fresh sweet tamarind, Thai chilis, lemongrass and baby bananas (gloy ky in Thai) and in smaller portions which are more practical for most home chefs. We do not carry the Thai fruits that have recently been permitted by the USDA for entry into America because the produce must be irradiated before it is permitted entry by USA customs (e.g mangosteen and rambutan). We also carry all the necessary Thai ingredients to cook an authentic Thai meal including Nittaya Curry paste, which is flown in directly from Bangkok and Krathong Molds which are very hard to come by! I hope you will try us at www.Temple ofThai.com

It's always interesting when spammers from one site appear every time a related website is mentioned.

ImportFood.com has a toll free phone number and the owner of the company answers the phone. Everything you order comes from their own warehouse. Communication is instant unlike the spam website which asks you to leave your order and credit card on an answering machine (tried many times, nobody there). It seems the other website mentioned which has no property, no inventory, just an email system originating overseas.

And compare the price yourself. Looks like the spam website is more expensive and charges a great deal more for shipping.

When shopping online consider the spam for what it is.

At least Temple of Thai is up front about who is posting, unlike shopper time; check out the 2 sites for yourself. Spam may be on offer at one of the 2, you will have to search on it to discover the source of it!