Scotch bonnet

noun

1. a small, irregularly shaped, extremely hot chile pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum chinense related to the habanero and ranging from yellow to red.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Scotch bonnet¹

First recorded in 1840–45; so called from its shape

Example Sentences

The 11 ingredients in the book — beans, calabaza, cassava, chayote, coconut, cornmeal, okra, plantains, rice, salted cod and scotch bonnet peppers — are all inherently Caribbean ingredients.

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Some, like beans, calabaza, cassava, cornmeal and scotch bonnet peppers, are indigenous to the islands and were being processed and consumed by the people living there when the colonizers arrived.

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On one visit, the Ghanaian snack kosua ne meko — soft-boiled eggs topped with a Scotch bonnet pepper relish — was fairly incendiary, with a warning scent wafting through the air.

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The menu included jerk pork, scotch bonnet roasted chicken and grilled suya steak, a dish from West Africa.

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If you’d like to temper the heat in this dish, use less of the Scotch bonnet or habanero pepper.

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