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flavor They kinda taste the same
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It´s my understanding that the Jamaican Mushrooms/Squash/Red or Yellow Hots are an annuum x chinense hybrid? But to me, even just looking at the calyx, they look annuum as fuck.Jubnat said:
pics?
That's one theory and I definitely detect hints of annuum in some Bonnets... I mean, some taxonomists don't even consider chinense and annuum to be separate species, but I digress. I'd say that every true Bonnet I've had grows like a chinense (multiple blossoms per node) and has pods that look like chinense, in terms of the stem and calyx's structure, where these Mushroom peppers grow more like annuums and their pods appear to be annuums in terms of form. . . But, like many will-established cultivars, the true origins are shrouded in mystery.
Im growing the Jamaican Gold (squash/anuum) this year just because i was curious about them. The shape is supposed to be very similar to a bonnet. Flavor is supposed to be like a hot yellow bell. Nigel said his was about jalapeno hot but ive seen them rated much higher.
Winegums said:
Yes, those are Jamaican Mushroom/Squash pods in the pic in that link: C. AnnuumBicycle808 said:
"True" Bonnet (C. Chinense) description, directly from the MoA in Jamaica:Bicycle808 said:
http://thehotpepper.com/topic/65290-are-scotch-bonnets-also-jamaican-chiles/?p=1478836
I grew Jamaican Mushrooms (accidentally, thinking they were Bonnets) in 2016. Delicious pods, don't get me wrong! Flavor was close to a less citrusy Bonnet, but nothing at all (to me) like a Yellow Bell. I'd say the heat was close to 150,000 - 200,000 SHU; way hotter than a jalapeñoShowMeDaSauce said:
Just my experience
We've really gotta get Trident and Superhot Sim over here (to this thread). They're another couple of Bonnet aficionados from the U.K.
Yeah, i got mine because its supposed to be a very hot anuum. My seedling is from CCN. Nigel and a guy who reviewed one from Refining Fire Chiles both said around jalapeno hot. I sure hope mine are much hotter than a jalapeno. I wanted them for a hot yellow anuum hot sauce.
I looked through my pictures and I couldn't find any of the plants or pods I grew last year. I had a lapse in picture taking during August it seems. They definitely weren't Jamaican Mushrooms as the pod shape was smooth and looked exactly like the pods below. They were fruity, sweet, and as hot as a Habanero. It's likely that their product picture is wrong or was a stock image.MikeUSMC said:
It's funny, not to be negative, but I never really thought of the MoA being an authority on Bonnets because they got into the game so late. Send like folks have been growing Bonnets for multiple centuries. I consider Bonnets to be chinense, but I feel pretty confident that they have some annuum DNA in the mix, some strains moreso than others. Ironically, I get more of that Grassy annuum flavor note from the MOAs I have had than any other...MikeUSMC said:...
"True" Bonnet (C. Chinense) description, directly from the MoA in Jamaica:
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I grew Jamaican Mushrooms (accidentally, thinking they were Bonnets) in 2016. Delicious pods, don't get me wrong! Flavor was close to a less citrusy Bonnet, but nothing at all (to me) like a Yellow Bell. I'd say the heat was close to 150,000 - 200,000 SHU; way hotter than a jalapeño
We've really gotta get Trident and Superhot Sim over here (to this thread). They're another couple of Bonnet aficionados from the U.K.
But I do truly love reading the MoA's guidelines for grading Bonnets by quality. That's fascinating stuff.
I think it's interesting that, a while back, I read that von Jacqui used a Scotch Bonnet as the type specimen when he formally described C.chinense... of course, that was back in the 1770s, so a lot can change in a variety of chile in 250 years, right? In fact, it is my understanding that the MoA's motivation for developing an official Bonnet was because some much mongrelization had occurred within the Bonnets on offer in JA, and they wanted to preserve the true Bonnet due to its cultural importance...
Dang, I love these peppers.
I don't know Superhot Sim, but I gotta agree re: Trident Chilli. He hooked me up in a big way with hard-to-find Bonnet seeds and I'll always be grateful for that...
Duplicate post, sorry
Muck, I'm super jealous. I didn't get obsessed with it until I had already gotten my grow well underway. I guess it'll wait till next year...