# Prik Chee Fah

Also known as Prik Chi Fa, Prik Chi Faa, Phrik Chi Fa, phrik chii faa, พริกชี้ฟ้า, พริกเดือยไก่, Thai spur chili, sky-pointing chili, spur chilli, long red pepper.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

Prik Chee Fah is a Capsicum annuum landrace from Central Thailand, Thailand. Capsi’s sourced range is 7,500–16,500 SHU (Official breeder; typical 16,050). Flavor is slightly sweet, grassy, clean heat. Used for Used fresh in stir-fries, soups, and salads, sliced into vinegar as a noodle garnish, dried and pounded into red curry paste for color and body, pickled, powdered. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.

## Heat sources

- 7,500–16,500 SHU · Official breeder
  Chongrak Kaewprasit and Nipapan Kumngen (2007) Kasetsart University, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, Kamphaeng Saen · HPLC
  https://www.thaiscience.info/Article%20for%20ThaiScience/Article/1/10012535.pdf

- 1,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  (2023) Thai Food Online
  https://www.thai-food-online.co.uk/blogs/thai-food-online-blog/thai-chillies-scoville-scale

- 5,000–7,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Adaptive Seeds
  https://www.adaptiveseeds.com/product/vegetables/peppers/hot-pepper-prik-chi-faa-organic/

- 5,000–30,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Scorch Squad
  https://scorchsquad.com/products/prik-chi-faa-pepper-seeds-from-garden-to-gourmet-dishes/

- 10,000–30,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  South Devon Chilli Farm
  https://southdevonchillifarm.co.uk/products/prik-chai-faa-seeds

- 30,000–50,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  UK Chilli Seeds
  https://www.ukchilliseeds.co.uk/Thai-Prik-Chee-Fah-x-10-Seeds

- 50,000–100,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Prik Sod
  https://priksod.com/

## Heritage

Landrace

Prik Chee Fah is a traditional landrace.

Thai university collections and seed catalogs treat Prik Chee Fah as a long-kept Capsicum annuum spur type with no named parents. Named lines such as Bang Chang and Phichit sit inside the type; they are not its pedigree.

## Page sources

- [Thai Wikipedia entry for พริกชี้ฟ้า: scientific name, local names, plant and fruit morphology, and Portuguese-era introduction to Siam.](https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%9F%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2)
- [Open-pollinated seed listing: Capsicum annuum from Thailand, USDA PI 642955, 5 in × ¾ in pods, thin flesh, green to bright red, 85 days, plant height 24–36 in.](https://www.reimerseeds.com/prik-chi-faa-pepper-seeds)
- [Organic catalog listing for Prik Chi Faa: C. annuum, 6 in glossy fruit, 5,000–7,000 SHU, 70 days green / 90 days red, culinary notes for curry paste and drying.](https://www.adaptiveseeds.com/product/vegetables/peppers/hot-pepper-prik-chi-faa-organic/)
- [Austin Bush Thai chili primer: phrik chii faa as a mild-to-slightly-spicy garnish and the color/body chile in fresh and dried curry pastes; green, red, and orange market colors.](https://www.austinbushphotography.com/blog/blog/phik-101-thai-chili-primer.html)
- [Chef Prin Polsuk (Nahm) on Thai chilies: name meaning, green and red fruit, dried pods as the color of red curry, use as fresh or pickled garnish.](https://uniquelythai.com/special-places-in-thailand/traditional-thai-food/thai-chillis/)
- [Thai chili comparison placing Prik Chi Fa at 5,000–30,000 SHU and describing its role in red curry paste and as a garnish.](https://go2-thailand.com/blog/what-makes-thai-food-spicy)
- [Thai-language monograph reprinting Department of Health food-composition values for ripe red พริกชี้ฟ้า per 100 g, plus botany and local names.](https://medthai.com/%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%9F%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2/)
- [Thai growing guide for large spur chili (prik chee fah type): plant height, 50 cm spacing, and 70–90 day harvest window.](https://gardenandfarm.baanlaesuan.com/346336/edible-library/edible/large-chili)
- [Specialist culinary notes: Prik Chee Fah as a larger, milder sky-pointing spur chili sold green, red, and dried; Holland Red and Red Fresno as fresh stand-ins.](https://www.clovegarden.com/ingred/cp_thaiz.html)

## FAQ
### How hot is Prik Chee Fah?

Capsi’s sourced range is 7,500–16,500 SHU (Official breeder; typical 16,050). Capsi uses a sourced range and a trust tier, not a single marketing number. How we verify heat: https://web.thecapsi.app/learn/heat-and-capsaicin/how-we-measure-heat

### What does Prik Chee Fah taste like?

Fresh and slightly sweet, with a grassy snap when green and a fuller, sweeter chili flavor when red. Heat is clean and forward rather than lingering, milder than Thai bird’s-eye and closer to serrano or a mild cayenne.

### How do I grow Prik Chee Fah?

Prik Chee Fah: about 90 days to maturity, tropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Prik Chee Fah?

Capsi does not have that recorded yet.

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/prik-chee-fah
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data