Thai Red

Thai Red Peppers (Capsicum Annum)



Thai pepper (Thai: prik ki nu) refers to any of three cultivars of chili pepper, found commonly in Thailand, and also in neighbouring countries, such as Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore. It is also found in India, mainly Kerala, and is used in traditional dishes of kerala cuisine (pronounced in Malayalam as kanthari mulagu).

Thai Red peppers are very hot, with scoville ratings as high as 100,000; The pods develop in clusters of 6 -10 which all point straight up; The pods grow to approximately 2.25 to 2.5 inches long by 0.25 to 0.375 inches wide; The are thin walled, contain a large number of seeds per pod, and mature from green to bright red