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To: aft_lizard
I thought a Scotch Bonnet and Habenero were two names for the same chile at 300,000 su.
34 posted on 03/23/2010 8:54:51 AM PDT by ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY (It's the spending, Stupid!)
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To: ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY
They're first cousins. Habaneros have been cultivated for centuries and have changed over time. Bhuts, habs and Bonnets are all members of the capsicum branch of the pepper family; their hot principle is not capsaicin, but oleoresin capsicum.

more info here

41 posted on 03/23/2010 9:08:30 AM PDT by SAJ (Zerobama? A phony and a prick, ergo a dildo.)
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