Pepper ID

[The Hot Pepper]

My first pepper ID thread...
Anyhow...

These were labeled as hot peppers imported from Jamaica.

I want to make sure they are Scotch Bonnets, I am pretty sure they are.

 

[N_FF]

are they as hot as a scotch? do they taste like a scotch? they look almoast like a red hab?.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Fruity and hot with a slight bell pepper taste as well.

I think it can be IDed by the pic by some of the experts here.

 

[millworkman]

Or not. Jamaican red hot.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Or not. Jamaican red hot.

I don't think so those have a unique shape, sort of a protruding rim.

 

[AlabamaJack]

They look like one of the scotch bonnet varieties I am growing this year...seeds came from Tomato Growers

 

[trinicoolieboy]

they are similar to the congos that i am growing.....but mine are more hab than bonnet......(sometimes i dunno if there's a difference....is there?)

 

[fineexampl]

they don't look bonnet to me, aside from the bottom left pod.

 

[willard3]

Scotch bonnet and variants all have the bonnet with the protrusion, yours don't.

Another case of purveyor renaming.

Chile taxonomy sucks.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Scotch bonnet and variants all have the bonnet with the protrusion, yours don't.

Another case of purveyor renaming.

Chile taxonomy sucks.

Okay, so maybe just habs, yeah?

No, they didn't call the Bonnets.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Ah yes, a true Bonnet looks like an upside down bonnet (hat). Protrusion (rim) at top, dome shape underneath.

 

[POTAWIE]

Bonnet shaped Scotch bonnets are usually of a higher grade and value than regular shaped ones but not all SB's have the desired tam shape. Even on the same plant, pod shapes can differ.
"One of the defining features of this type of pepper is its sweet aroma and unique flavor. In fact, the Scotch bonnet was the first Caribbean hot pepper to be known by a specific name in the export market."

"Scotch bonnet graded according to quality of the product. Grade A (or Grade 1) is better than Grade B (or Grade 2). A Grade A Scotch bonnet is expected to:
•have a cup and saucer shape or look like a Scottish man's bonnet (tam)
•have four or five lobes
•be 1.5 inches wide
•have a stalk no longer than 1 1/4 inches long
•be without blemishes on the skin
•be free of chemical residue"
http://www.fiery-foods.com/index.ph...pers-of-jamaica&catid=76:caribbean&Itemid=150