Specimen 18 · C. chinense
Scotch bonnet
Caribbean
Sweet, tropical, and floral.
HeatHot100,000–350,000 SHU
Fresh nameScotch bonnet
Dried nameScotch bonnet
Field notes
Character & use
Named for its resemblance to a traditional Scottish tam o’ shanter.
- Tastes
- Sweet, tropical, and floral
- Traditions
- Jerk · Pepper sauce · Escovitch
- Native story
- Caribbean