Scotch bonnets

Caribbean hot peppers

Scotch bonnets are small, fiery hot peppers shaped somewhat like a tam-o'-shanter cap.

They're essential to Caribbean cooking, especially Jamaican jerk dishes, and rank among the hottest peppers commonly used in cuisine.

The flavor is fruity and slightly sweet beneath the intense heat.

The sauce gets its kick from Scotch bonnets.

pepper

habanero

Extremely pungent chili variety

serrano · cayenne · chili · poblano · ghost pepper · shishito · ancho · guajillo · pasilla · bell pepper

Caribbean

jerk chicken

Spiced grilled Jamaican poultry

Barbados · pepper sauce · hot sauce · rice and peas · curry goat · oxtail · ackee · saltfish · callaloo · patties

heat

fiery

Intensely hot or passionate

blistering · intense · sizzling · scorching · eye-watering · Scoville · capsaicin · spiciness · hotness · kick

culinary

pepper sauce

Spicy chili-based condiment

chutney · seasoning · pickling · fermenting · infusing · cooking · recipes · condiment · relish · preserves

Opposites
heat level

Scotch bonnetsbell peppers

Mild hollow vegetables

sweet peppers · pimentos · banana peppers · pimientos · pepperoncini

culinary intensity/flavor impact

Scotch bonnetsiceberg lettuce

Compact, pale salad green

cucumber · plain rice · tofu · yogurt · sour cream

Family

Scotch, bonnet, bonnets, scotched, scotching, scotches, Scot, Scots, Scottish

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G