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Fresh Thai Chile Peppers
While many different varities of chile peppers are found in Thai cuisine, we offer the most common variety known as prik ki nu, or "bird chile". Our chiles are very spicy, with high heat level and nice appearance. You can expect your fresh chiles to arrive with fresh green stems and clean appearance, ready for cooking. Most of our Thai recipes call for Thai chiles and these will work fine for all of your Thai cooking needs. If your local grocer has a good selection of chile peppers, feel free to use whatever is available and don't let the type of chiles stop you from cooking Thai food. Habanero will offer higher heat than Thai chile, and jalapeno will be lower. You can mix and match as you prefer, or just order the real thing from us. Cooking Light Magazine in July 2010 recommended ImportFood.com for fresh Thai chiles. Use Thai chiles to make your own hot sauce.
Our Thai chiles are grown in the United States and we have a year-round supply. We most often ship green Thai chiles, as shown below, but on a seasonal basis we get more mature red chiles to mix in with your shipment. Thai chile is an annual plant that grows into a bush (see pictures below). The fruit contains many white seeds and you can remove the seeds to tone the heat level down if you prefer a milder flavor. Fresh chiles are a great source of vitamin A, B and C. We also offer whole dried chile peppers and we offer ground Thai chiles which are both very high-heat.
Good quality fresh chiles will keeps for a weeks in the fridge before they change color and break down. For long-term storage, freeze in a ziplock bag. Freezing will maintain flavor, but the chiles become a bit soft/mushy when defrosted for later use.
| We ship fresh USA-grown Thai chiles via Priority Mail, quick delivery within 2-3 days straight to your mailbox. They are packaged well and should be refrigerated promptly. Please Note: if you order only fresh produce, select "$0.00" as shipping charge at checkout (because the prices below include shipping). Occasional delays due to Mother Nature & harvest conditions. Call 888-618-8424 if you need a definite delivery date. If you order fresh chiles and any other non-fresh items, you must checkout with "UPS Ground" as the shipping method, and you will receive the other items separately. We also offer a Fresh Thai Produce Kit and see our mixed fresh offers below. |
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16 oz Fresh Thai Chile
$15.95 includes shipping |
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Fresh Thai Chile, 16 oz +
Fresh Lemongrass, 32 oz
$22.95 includes shipping |
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Fresh Thai Chile, 16 oz +
Fresh Galangal, 16 oz
$23.95 includes shipping |
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Fresh Thai produce kit
Lemongrass (2 lb), Thai chile (8 oz), galangal (8 oz), and 2 fresh limes. $25.95 |
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| In the June 2009 issue of Health magazine, Dr Jennifer Berman's article "Healthy Life. Great Sex. Six Foods For Better Sex" mentioned chile peppers (page 100). She states "Chile peppers can really spice things up--and not just in your mouth--thanks to capsaicin, a chemical that's been shown to induce the release of endorphins in the brain, which create a feeling of euphoria. The potential payoff? Enhanced foreplay and hotter sex." |
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| We recommend fresh Thai chiles in the following ImportFood.com Thai recipes: |
| Pad Kee Mao / Drunkards Noodles |
| Miang Kham |
| Panang Beef |
| Prawn Soup with Lemongrass, "Tom Yum Goong" (street vendor video included) |
| Street Vendor Prepares Basil Chile Seafood with Egg, "Grapao Goong Plamuk Khai Dao" (video included) |
| Son in Law Eggs, "Khai Look Koei" |
| Yum Met Mamuang Himaphan, Spicy Fried Cashew Nuts |
| Thai Curry Paste Made From Scratch (street vendor video included) |
| Thai Beef Flambe, "Neua Pad Kimao" |
| Street Vendor Prepares Pad Prik Gaeng (street vendor video included) |
| Street Vendor Prepares Seafood Stir Fry with Basil (street vendor video included) |
| Tom Yum Style Stir-Fried Rice, "Khao Pad Tom Yum" |
| Thai Fried Pork with Fresh Basil, "Pad Kaprao Moo" |
| Thai Papaya Salad, "Som Tum" (street vendor video included) |
| Thai hotdogs tomyum flavor, Thai-American style |
| Gai Tom Kha Namsai, Rayong Style Tom Kha Soup |
| Thai Cashew Chicken , "Gai Pad Med Mamuang Himaphan" |
| Thai Masaman Chicken, "Gaeng Masaman Gai" |
| Thai Style Wide Noodles In Thick Sauce, "Kuaytiao Lad na" (street vendor video included) |
| Rice with salty chili sauce & seafood (Chantaburi-style), "Khao Kruk Prik Klua" |
| Thai Fried Clams in Roasted Chile Paste, Hoy Lai Ped" |
| Grilled Meat Dipping Sauce, "Nam Jim Jeaw" |
| Shrimp Cake Dipping Sauce, "Nam Jim Tod Mun" (street vendor video included) |
| Lime Pork, "Moo Manao" |
| Thai green curry with chicken & eggplant, "Gaeng khiao wan gai" |
| Thai Five-Spice Soup with Rice Chips, "Kua Chap" |
| Thai Beef Salad, "Yum Nuea" |
| Catish with Green Mango Salad, "Pla Dook Foo" (street vendor video included) |
| Thai Fried Rice with Chicken, "Khao Pad Namprik Pao Sai Kai" (street vendor video included) |
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| And a lot more from our Recipe Collection! |
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Spice up your food with this simple, homemade heat. The combination of sour vinegar with hot Thai chiles is a common condiment in Thailand (called "nam som"), but this goes along great with American food too--especially southern favorites like collard greens, fried chicken, green tomatoes, etc.
Use the link below to order, and we'll send you a nice mix of red/green.
You might want to pickup some little jars like this from a local kitchen store (we got these at Cost Plus World Market for $4), and make your own hot sauce to give away as gifts for the holiday season.
Method
Fill your glass jar with red and green Thai chile peppers, stemmed, filling to 1-2 inches from top of jar. Bring 1 cup white wine vinegar (as shown) or cider vinegar, 1 tsp salt, and 1 tsp sugar to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until salt and sugar are dissolved. Remove from heat, and let stand for about 5 minutes.
Pour hot mixture over peppers in jar. Cover and chill 3 weeks, this allows the peppers to fire up the vinegar mixture. The longer it sits, the spicier it becomes. Store in refrigerator for 6 months or more.
If you order using link below, we'll ship only ideal quality, which may take a week or so.
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16 oz Fresh Red & Green Thai Chile
$16.95 includes shipping |
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Tom Kha Kit. Extraordinary Fresh Value.
Coconut milk chicken soup "Tom Kha Gai" is one of our favorite Thai soups, and it's been a favorite of our customers for years. Here we're offering everything you need to make several large servings of the best fresh home-made authentic Tom Kha. A thoughtful mix of fresh Thai herbs with all ingredients. Expedited to your door via 2 day shipping to ensure fresh delivery (upgraded at no charge). You'll also be able to make other Thai recipes. This is a great value and will have you cooking healthy Tom Kha soup right away. Checkout with regular shipping and we'll upgrade it to expedited 2 day at no extra charge.
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Tom Kha Kit. $23.95 |
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Tom Kha Kit with 5 lb Jasmine Rice. $31.95 |
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Thai Cafe Kit. A thoughtful mix of fresh Thai herbs with ingredients to make a delicious authentic tom yum soup, tom kha soup, Thai green curry and red curry. Expedited to your door via 2 day shipping to ensure fresh delivery (upgraded at no charge). You'll also be able to make quite a few servings of other Thai recipes. This is a great value and will have you cooking healthy Thai meals right away. Checkout with UPS Ground but we'll upgrade it to expedited 2 day at no extra charge.
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Thai Cafe Kit. $27.95 |
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Thai Cafe Kit with 5 lb Jasmine Rice. $34.95 |
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