<< When I didn't know nothing the first Thai Dragons I ever ate were from a farmers market. They were perfectly straight, about 8 inches long, >> They weren't telling you the truth as even in Thailand they are never over 3" long!!! They weren't Thai Dragons me thinks. Thai Birds are evener hotter---the BEST and are only about 1/3" long with that long HOT-burn w/no metallic after taste. Love those!!!!! Picked a couple of handfuls of Thai Dragons last night. Red and hot! Thai Birds blossoming and beginning to fruit. The sun has been good to my chiles this summer. Mary-Anne N. CA