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There are many varieties of pepper, but the following are best known in Jamaica.

Scotch Bonnet – Large, round, wrinkled with a flattened base; very pungent but with an excellent flavour – the fruit ripens yellow

Bird or Bird’s Eye Pepper – Not cultivated but growing half-wild with a very small, but exceedingly pungent fruit which is red when ripe. It is the principal source of ‘cayenne’ pepper.

Sweet Pepper: A non-pungent variety, edible as a vegetable. The fruit, under good cultivation, are about 3 to 4 inches long and 2 to 3 inches across. The powdered dry pods make paprika.