Thai chilies - real ones- !!!HOLY COW!!!

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

I am a serious fan of chili peppers, but never found real Thai bird peppers until I visited an Asian supermarket last week. I decided to dry them by slowly baking them in a medium oven. Which worked nicely. Then, for some insane reason I decided to eat one. :silly: It was about an inch long and skinny. Mother of Dawg, I thought a hand grenade went off in my mouth and had to chug a beer to quench the raging flames. :wow: These little buggers are powerful enough to blow the head off of a stone lion. Those similar looking Cayenne chilies are child's play in comparison.

But it hurt so good! :9

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

1. And a few hours later ...

how'd that feel?

:rofl:

[trof]

10. You need to eat ice cream after.

So everything kinda balances out on the way out.
;-)

[mike_c]

2. thai chilies are my favorite peppers....

They freeze well, at least for most of the ways I use them, so I buy several bags at once and pop them in the freezer.

My favorite condiment only tastes right with real Thai chilies-- others just make it hot, but they don't have that special flavor:

10-12 Thai chilies, finely sliced (leave the seeds and veins in-- if you want less heat, use fewer chilies, but I recommend MORE chilies rather than fewer)
1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
2-3 tablespoons of nuoc mam (use only the best quality fish sauce, not Tiparos or other schwag-- it should be clear, light amber, and not have any unidentified stuff floating in it....)

Mix the three ingredients in a bowl. Let rest for a few minutes before serving. Use as a dipping sauce, or drizzled over cooked fish or meat. It's heavenly on grilled salmon and as a dipping sauce for rare beef!

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

5. That sounds amazing.

Gonna swipe me that recipe right now. Fortunately, I do have some good fish sauce on hand.

You're right about real Thai chilies having a unique flavor. The heat is overwhelming, but there is an underlying note that is different from the other chilies I've experimented with.

[lunatica]

3. All you need to do is wave them in the direction of the food

and it's already too hot to eat. By the way don't drink water to 'cool' your mouth down. It doesn't work. Try eating foods such as cream, yogurt or milk can help lessen the burn because Capsaicin (the burn ingredient) binds with fat. You can just take a mouthful of milk and hold it in your mouth and it eases the pain way down to a manageable level. Also Cucumber, salt, honey or bread. Or fill your mouth with other foods which dilutes the sting.

[HopeHoops]

4. You think they're bad going IN - just wait until they come OUT!!!!

AAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!

[crispini]

6. Fun factoid. In Thai, these are called "Prick Kee Nu"

Which translates as "Rat Shit Peppers." You're welcome. :D

[trof]

7. Thai chiles are 100,000-350,000 on the Scoville scale.

Muy caliente!
http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/chiliscale.htm

[hobbit709]

8. Those , habaneros and scotch bonnets are my faves.

along with wild chile pequins growing in my yard-the original wild pepper.

[Turbineguy]

9. They are HOT

I used to go to same restaurant in Sattahip and they fixed chicken and cashews. Green onions. New Cook. What looked like green onions was actually the peppers. I thought somebody just put a pair of vice-grips on my tongue and ripped it out. Excruciating PAIN!

As bad luck would have it, I had just finished my beer. But I knew rice worked to I grabbed some of that.

But they do have silverware that can stand up to those things. Amazing!

Then the next morning I passed what must have felt like a broken windshield.