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Scotch Bonnet
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Scotch bonnet (also known as Bonney peppers, or Caribbean red peppers) is a variety of chili pepper named for its supposed resemblance to a Scottish tam o' shanter bonnet. It is native to the Americas—a cultivar of Capsicum chinense, which originated in the Amazon Basin, Central and South America. A Caribbean favorite, wrinkled and hot with a sweet-fruity flavor; 100,000-350,000 SHU.