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Bird's eye chili

Thai chili, often called bird's eye chili, is a small pepper used widely across Southeast Asian cooking for clean, fast-building heat. Its compact pods are a natural fit for curries, stir-fries, sauces, and fish-sauce condiments where brightness matters.

Scoville 50,000 SHU to 100,000 SHU

Species Capsicum annuum

Origin

Mexico

Flavor

Tasting notes

Clean, sharp, and quick-building

Uses

Best known for

stir-friescurriesfish sauce condiments

Colors

Common ripening colors

greenredyelloworangepurple

Also called

Aliases

Thai chili pepperBirds eye chiliThai pepperThai Bird's EyeThai bird's eye chili

Reference

Source entry

Reference: Bird's eye chili

100,000 SHU peak heat

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