Birdseye Chili, organic

Birdseye Chili (Capsicum frutescens) belongs to the paprika family. 300 years ago, Portuguese seafarers brought plants from Central America - the home of ALL chillies - to their south-east African colonies. To this day, this chilli variety in particular is commercially cultivated and exported in many Central and South African countries. There it is called Piri-piri/Pili-pili. The colonial expansion of the Portuguese royal family also extended to Asia, these chillies are particularly popular in Thailand, where they are literally translated as mouse poop chili พริกขี้หนู - because of their shape, of course!Birdseye- In the small, pointed fruit, chillies contain almost twice as much capsaicin, which is responsible for the spiciness, as most other types of peppers. The spiciness actually serves the plant to protect its fruits from predators. It protects us humans from bacterial attacks in the intestines (Montezuma's revenge), but also stimulates the happiness center in the brain, because it is well known that after pain comes joy - through the body's own opiate release.Organic Birdseye Chili from Spicebar is excellent for spicing up soups and curries . The pod can be easily removed after cooking. The small pods can also be crushed with a sharp knife or cut up in a chili cutter.