Description
Scotch Bonnet Peppers are *the* favored pepper variety for Caribbean flavor. Named for their resemblance to a Scottish tam o’ shanter hat, this heat-loving plant will easily perennialize in your garden for years of spicy yield.
Although they’re tropical and fruity, Scotch Bonnet Peppers fall firmly in the spicy pepper category with a Scoville rating over 100,000 (compare that to jalapeños at around 5,000 Scoville units). Scotch Bonnets also have a uniquely smoky flavor lending to excellent hot sauce outcomes. The rich complexity of Jamaican jerk sauce is thanks in part to Scotch Bonnet Peppers.
Try Maurice’s Jamaican Jerk Sauce recipe. It’s great on literally everything, but commonly used to marinate pork, chicken or other meats.
Our Scotchie plants at Incredible Edible Landscapes are grown exclusively from authentic Jamaican Scotch Bonnet Peppers – just ask Maurice!
