For Carry On TuesdayVive la difference
CHILLI/PHRIK/พริก
The smaller they are – the hotter they burn
Thank God for the big, mild ones I hear you say
They call them ‘sweet peppers’ here!
For those who don’t like it hot…
Vive la difference!
And look at the difference between Thai characters
and the western alphabet – transliterated in-between
so you can all have a go at speaking Thai!
Left: Phrik khee noo - พริกขี้หนู - ‘Rat-shit’ chilli. (Literally)
Right: Phrik shee far – พริกชี้ฟ้า – ‘Reach for the sky’ chilli
SPICY!
Careful child; spicy!
Got red hot chilli peppers
Spicy for certain!
Rawang look; man phet!
Mee phrik shee far, phrik khee noo
Man phet mark, ching ching!
ระวังลูกมันเผ็ด
มีพริกชี้ฟ้าพริกขี้หนู
มันเผ็ดมากจริงๆ
Aroi mark!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Changnoi; Seb lai derr!
ReplyDeleteWhat an entertaining post! And I'm a fan of chilli peppers as long as they are mixed with something else!
ReplyDeleteThanks GT; Ah! You mean that dip they make with dried chilli flakes, salt and home-made fish sauce? Washed down with Lao Khao?
ReplyDeleteI'm well used to them by now - the ones pictured are about 50 - 150,000 units on the chilli-heat scale, compared with Jalapinos, at a mild 4,000 or so.
Just to give you an idea...
=) love the mix of language
ReplyDeleteThanks Lucychili; Vive la difference!
ReplyDeleteOld Grizz is not to high on the hot ones. They burn up the bushes when thay come out the other end.
ReplyDelete0-1,000,000
ReplyDeletehow many Scoville units
can your mouth endure?
love the spicy stuff:-)
Oops! I was going to share this link:
ReplyDeletehttp://ushotstuff.com/Heat.Scale.htm
Thanks to:
ReplyDeleteOld Grizz; If you can't stand the heat...
Janet; I find that fresh chillies are more about flavour than heat, it's the powder that's explosive... Thanks for the link.