I too love to cook thai food, while living in AbuDhabi I brought a very good step by step cook book and it also tells you what you can use if you can't find what you need. The Mega Mart has almost eberything including the paste for tom soup,but they are closing on the 13th tomorrow. They will probably send all there stuff to the other one. Alot of fresh stuff can be found in large supermarkets. We love the yellow curry which I replace with shrimp.That receipe book has been a big help.Go to Thai Choice website for more receipes.
Kathy {new here and still looking for these things too.}