- Bird’s eye chili, bird eye chili, bird’s chili, or Thai chili is a chili pepper, a variety from the species Capsicum annuum, commonly found in Ethiopia and 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..
- This is where things get more fascinating because it is just mammals that are affected by capsaicin. The reason why birds can eat chili peppers concerns germination and digestion . There was a study conducted in Arizona that found birds were able to feast on hot chilies while mice and rats avoided them…
- The bird’s eye chili is small, but is quite hot (piquant). It measures around 50,000 – 100,000 Scoville units, which is at the lower half of the range for the hotter hab.anero but still many times more spicy than a jalapeño…
- Thai Bird Chiles. November 30, 2007. Also known as bird chiles, bird’s-eye chiles, or prik kee noo, these tiny 1 to 1 1/2-inch chiles range in color from green to red. They are very hot and commonly used as a garnish, added to soups, or just nibbled on during a meal…
- The small chiles grow on small bushes in hot weather climates. Raw, dried, or cooked,.
