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Extremely
hot. Scoville Heat Units: 200,000-325,000
- That's HOT!
Also known as Bahamian, Bahama Mama, Jamaican
Hot, Martinique Pepper. |
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Scotch bonnets are often confused with the habanero, as they are
closely related, but not cultivars. They are a pale
yellow-green maturing to yellow, orange or red and
have bell-shaped squashed-looking ribbed pods.
Scotch bonnets have a somewhat smoky
apple-cherry and tomato flavor (if you are able to
discern a flavor under all of that fiery heat). Scotch
bonnets are grown mostly in Jamaica and Belize. |
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Caribbean
cooks and cut the ripe fruit into thin strips.
Then mix the cuttings with lime juice and
salt to give chicken and other dishes a shot
of pure fire.
Also used in fresh salsas, chutneys, and marinades
for seafood. |
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