Re: [CH] Thai Chiles

danceswithcarp (dcombs@bloomington.in.us)
Tue, 18 May 1999 14:00:30 -0500 (EST)

On Tue, 18 May 1999 Shantihhh@aol.com wrote:

> 12 Thai Dragons
> 12 Thai Hots
> 
> I grow Thai Dragons, Thai Birds, Thai yellow/orange, and something the 
> nursery labeled Thai Peppers that point up to the sky with clusters of red 
> long chiles.  I have never seen this variety in Thailand on my numerous trips 
> there.  The flavor definitely isn't a Thai Dragon on Viagra either.
> 
>  What are Thai Hots?

They're about 1" to 1 1/2" long; dart shaped, reasonably hot, maybe an 8,
and extremely prolific. They grow point up like the ones you describe,
sort of like a big version of Jean's Chinese. I've never been to Siam but
I've seen a real close resemblance to these in some Korean dishes.


carpo