bird's-eye chilli

British  

noun

1. a small red hot-tasting chilli

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Example Sentences

Meera Sodha, whose recipe that week was a sweet potato pasta bake featuring half a teaspoon of Kashmiri chilli powder, agrees that different chillies perform different functions: “A bird’s-eye chilli might be used to balance sweetness or sourness, while fresh chilli can cut through fat or build warmth. Heat is not chillies’ only role, which I think is why they are so loved by food writers and many readers alike.”

From The Guardian

The Thai bird’s-eye chilli, second on my list, is much smaller, and its flesh proves to be much thinner and tougher.

From The Guardian

Serves 2 rice wine vinegar 3 tbsp lime juice of 1 lemon juice of 1 banana shallot 1 small red bird’s-eye chilli 1 lime leaves 3 star anise 2 palm sugar 1 tsp coriander seeds 1 tsp black peppercorns 8 carrot 1 medium olive oil 4 tbsp, plus a little extra for frying large prawns 10, raw, shell on fresh ginger a 10g piece fresh coriander a handful Put the rice wine vinegar and lime and lemon juices into a stainless steel saucepan.

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Serves 4 garlic 1 small clove cherry tomatoes 300g cucumber 1 romano peppers 2 bird’s-eye chilli 1 sherry vinegar 2 tbsp white crab meat 300g mustard and cress or watercress to finish Peel the garlic and place in the jug of an electric blender or food processor.

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