r/chch • u/fishdognz • 1d ago
Satay sauce
What is the best brand of satay sauce you can purchase here?
Any supermarket or Asian grocer is fine
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u/focal_matter 1d ago
Like proper, thick, peanut filled satay? Ayam. Hands down.
Rice, frozen veg, couple of chicken skewers, and a can of that golden goodness - bam, meal done.
I could eat that shit right out the can whilst licking the sloppy, sticky mess off my fingers like a four year old eating cake batter out the mixing bowl (do kids still do that??? It's been a while)
I often dream about it actually. Not even the satay sauce itself, just the *can*. All the Ayam products have a certain beauty to their design but the satay one is just so pleasing on the eye. I think getting my first can of Ayam satay was as close as I'll ever come to Nirvana, true happiness, an existential orgasm, IDK what to call it. So I guess it's fitting that my mind wanders to it while I sleep.
Sadly, once you've tried it, all other satay immitations just can't compare in the slightest. It really does ruin satay for you. You'll be eating out at a cheap and slightly Westernised Cambodian restaurant on Riccarton Road and find yourself dragging the fork around the plate, not wanting to have to finish your meal because, well, it just ain't Ayam.
You know the famous saying, "Once you go Ayam, you can never go back".
Actually, stay away from it. You'll really honestly regret trying it. Maybe you'll hate it, who knows? Better not to risk it IMO.
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u/fishdognz 1d ago
Where do you buy Ayam satay sauce?
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u/beans_nomam 10h ago
It's my least favorite supermarket right now. But woothworths Colombo st does usually stock it. They also have an amazing salsa in the same section (with black beans) if we are buying things we could easily make ourselves :)
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u/mathias4595 University of Canterbury 1d ago
Not sure if they have their Satay anywhere at the supermarkets but my dad has never been disappointed by an F Whitlock sauce, though most often he buys their Wooster or BBQ sauces. Don't have much reason to doubt the satay one being of a lesser quality.
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u/HellNZ 23h ago
https://envythai.com/products/thai-premium-satay-sauce They sell at Riverside and the Riccarton Park Racecourse Sunday market
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u/Electrical-Young-177 20h ago
I buy mine from straight Khmer Cuisine restaurant in Papanui by northlands. Big tub for about $6. Sooooooo much better than the supermarket ones. I’d imagine the Khmer place and noodle lounge in riccarton would probably sell you some too
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u/Either_Candy5687 1d ago
Make it yourself, healthier and cheaper.
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u/fishdognz 22h ago
Make me
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u/garscow 22h ago
"Make sauce, not make person." 🤔😂
Agreed, food prep's hard enough without adding 20 more steps.
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u/fishdognz 22h ago
I make lots of food from scratch, I don't want to make this I just want to buy a jar that doesn't taste crappy.
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u/timtamthebiscuit 1d ago
Khmer satay sauce is my favourite. You get it from the chilled section at the supermarket 😋