Southeast Asian Spices and Ingredients Sharwoods Thais and Malaysians add varying amounts of chillies to most dishes for colour and pungency. Chillies come in all shapes, sizes, colours and degrees of heat. Generally the large round, fleshy varieties are milder than the small, thin-skinned pointed ones. You cant miss the chilli in our Chilli and Kaffir Lime Stir-Fry Sauce. Probably the oldest