Bird's eye chili
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For other uses, including peppers with similar names, see Birdseye.
Bird's eye chili or Thai chili (Thai: พริกขี้หนู, romanized: prik ki nu, lit. ''mouse-dropping chili'' owing to its shape) is a chili pepper variety from the species Capsicum annuum that is native to Mexico. Cultivated across Southeast Asia, it is used extensively in many Asian cuisines. It may be mistaken for a similar-looking chili derived from the species Capsicum frutescens, the cultivar siling labuyo. Capsicum frutescens fruits are generally smaller and characteristically point upwards.
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Bird's eye chili | |
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Species | Capsicum annuum[1] |
Cultivar | Bird's Eye |
Heat | Very hot |
Scoville scale | 50,000 - 100,000 SHU |
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