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Art's Jamaican Market closed

Yesterday was their last day. The owners are moving back to Jamaica, so I will have to look elsewhere for fresh scotch bonnets. Oriental Lucky Mart in Oakland carries them frozen but if anyone sees fresh ones, please let me know.

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Oriental Lucky Mart
535 8th St, Oakland, CA 94607

Art's Jamaican Market (now Minto's)
4042 Broadway, Oakland, CA

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By nestorius on Oct 10, 2010 11:30 AM

4 Replies

  1. You won't settle for habaneros?

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    By wolfe on Oct 10, 2010 12:05 PM
    1. re: wolfe

      While habaneros and scotch bonnets are related and about as hot, the bonnets have a special flavor. That same flavor is found in a sweet pepper called aji dulce or aji cachucha, commonly available in Caribbean markets on the East Coast from Miami to New York, but not here. There's nothing like it.

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      By nestorius on Oct 10, 2010 02:37 PM
      1. re: nestorius

        Thank you.

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        By wolfe on Oct 10, 2010 02:50 PM
        1. re: nestorius

          ditto. i love the scotch bonnet hot sauce.

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          By escargot3 on Oct 10, 2010 03:30 PM
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