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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.

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.
fresh thai chile pepper
16 oz Fresh Thai Chile
$15.95 includes shipping
Fresh Thai Chile, 16 oz +
Fresh Lemongrass, 32 oz
$22.95 includes shipping
Fresh Thai Chile, 16 oz +
Fresh Galangal, 16 oz
$23.95 includes shipping
Fresh Thai produce kit
Lemongrass (2 lb), Thai chile (8 oz), galangal (8 oz), and 2 fresh limes. $25.95
thai chilli thai bird chilli
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chile pepper plant bush
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)
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 Prepares Seafood Stir Fry with Basil
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
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)
Thai Fried Clams in Roasted Chile Paste, Hoy Lai Ped"
Grilled Meat Dipping Sauce, "Nam Jim Jeaw"
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)
And a lot more from our Recipe Collection!
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