David Thompson coined the term ‘scuds’ to describe the fiercely hot tiny Thai chillies in the early 1990s, when scud missiles were being used in the Kuwait/Saudi conflict - implying that the use of these chillies can be almost as destructive. It’s caught on and now many people refer to them by this name. They’re available in Chinatown and Asian grocery stores, where they may be sold by their Thai name, pri
