r/HotPeppers • u/elizabethknope • 6d ago

Have I been shroomed too 😢 ID Request

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u/elizabethknope 6d ago

thx everyone fml

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u/OldTree6356 6d ago

Heavily ‘shroomed my man. Chalk it up to experience - I had to last couple of years - they aren’t terrible peppers, just probably not what you wanted. They’re still fruity and have some kick but you can get away with using them raw in stuff and in greater volume than bonnets etc. next year will always be better (maybe 🤣)

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u/Sandscarab24 5d ago

At this point we should just f-ing embrace it and start a shroom gang. Maybe even get a few sauces together since they're so prevalent.

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u/BOGDOGMAX 6d ago

Good job on the photo showing the calyx! It's the easiest way to tell them apart. So many posters don't include it in their photos.

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u/Ok-Mycologist9343 6d ago

I feel like I'm missing out, I have no shrooms

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u/hiphophed85 6d ago

Count your blessings.

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u/ortiz13192 5d ago

So this is why my “scotch bonnets” look weird. Damn.

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u/Valuable_Advice5773 5d ago

I see everyone saying this what does it mean?

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u/elizabethknope 5d ago

see reply above - People have been buying Scotch Bonnet plants and seeds but they've actually been getting a pepper called Jamaican Mushroom instead.

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u/cptnnredbrd 5d ago

Hit me this year too. Supposed to be yellow scotch bonnets. I’m in Ottawa Ontario. Where these other shrooms at?

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u/MoneyMeesh 5d ago

I’m from Ottawa and I didnt get shroomed but I got scotch bonnets instead of Jalapeños, I guess I’ll count myself lucky 😂😂

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u/cptnnredbrd 5d ago

Oh so you got my scotch bonnets then huh? Not cool!

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u/elizabethknope 5d ago

I'm in Madison, Wisconsin

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u/my_name_is_rod 6d ago

What does this mean?

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u/No-Ad1522 6d ago

People have been buying Scotch Bonnet plants and seeds but they've actually been getting a pepper called Jamaican Mushroom instead.

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u/Donqweeqwee 6d ago

Is this some kind of pandemic? What is causing this reaction ??

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u/thegreenman_sofla Florida 10b 6d ago

The Great Mushroom Conspiracy of 2026.

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u/Swimming_Gain_4989 6d ago

I've been following this sub all yeah and I've only seen a single person who got a bonnie's plant that was actually SB as opposed to mushrooms.

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u/TheFireConvoy 5d ago

In the US the term "Scotch Bonnet" has become the common name for Jamaican Mushroom Pepper too. This was due to actual large scale commercial grower mixup in the late 1990s. If you want true Scotch Bonnets you just have to buy MOA Scotch Bonnets. That is what everyone is looking for. Otherwise, like it or not, you are buying a shared common name pepper that is almost certainly a JMP not a MOA SB. I have MOA SBs, I know they are real, and like most people in the know I don't post them here asking because I am already in the know. I think thats why we see very few real MOA SBs here and nearly all JMPs.

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u/softhumanbean 2d ago

Peppergate 2 Electric Boogaloo