But the Thais quickly made it their own and now have many home - grown varieties (including the tiny but fiery prik
kee nu, or «mouse turd» pepper).
In Thailand, try to find prik
kee nu, a very small and hot chile, and prik chee fa, a larger and milder variety.
Substitute fresh piquins, bird's eye, or the small Thai prik
kee nu chiles.
The correct variety is prik
kee nu, which means «mouse dropping pepper.»
Some sources state that this chile is also prik
kee nu, the Thai «mouse dropping pepper,» but that is a different, much thinner chile.