Thai Fire Fingers

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Thai Fire Fingers
Thai Chile Fire FingersEdit
A-P-R-6-026
C. annuum
50,000 - 100,000
Hot (15,001–100,000 SHU)
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Classified as C. annuum. Ripens to red, pequin/small bullet pods. Clocks in at 50,000–100,000 SHU — hot, with a lingering burn. Associated with Thailand. Thai peppers are the foundation of Southeast Asian heat. Small, potent, and essential to the cuisine.

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How hot is the Thai Fire Fingers?

The Thai Fire Fingers measures 50,000–100,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a hot pepper — roughly 13 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

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