Thai bird's eye chili peppers

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About

The bird's eye chili (thai chili) plant is a perennial with small, tapering fruits, often 2-3, at a node. The fruits of most varieties are red, some are yellow, purple or black. The fruits are very pungent. The flowers are greenish white or yellowish white.

The bird's eye chili is small but packs quite a lot of heat. At one time it was even listed as the hottest chili in the Guinness Book of World Records but other hotter varieties of chili have since been identified.

The fruit of the bird's eye chili is popularly used as a spice and as a chili condiment in Filipino, Indonesian, Malaysian and Thai cuisine. It is what gives local dishes, such as the Filipino bicol express, their fiery zing. 

The chilies can also be used to flavor vinegar. The leaves are also edible and can be eaten as a vegetable, for instance in the Filipino dish tinola.

Where found

Thai bird's eye chili peppers is usually found in the produce section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.

In Chinese:	泰国鸟眼辣椒
British (UK) term:	Thai bird's eye chili peppers
en français:	les piments d'oiseau thai
en español:	chiles ojo tailandés de pájaro

Recipes using thai bird's eye chili peppers

There are 30 recipes that contain this ingredient.

• Asinan (Sweet and Sour Cucumber Salad)
• Berbere Spice Mix
• Captain's Table Bbq'D Roast
• Chicken Curry (Dhawan)
• Chilled Cucumber and Woodear Mushroom Salad
• Crispy Salmon on Tatsoi with Spicy Thai Sauce
• Cumi-Cumi Isi (Stuffed Squid)
• Curried Vegetable Stew with Tamarind and Coconut Milk
• Fred's Schezuan (Sichuan) Sauce
• Glen's Ring of Fire Bran Muffins
• Gulai Kambing (Spiced Lamb)
• Healthier Nasi Lemak

All 30 recipes

Created: September 24, 1999 Last updated: about 4 years ago