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Jamaican hot sauce makers are in crisis as Scotch bonnet peppers vanish from farms—blamed on hurricanes, pests, and climate chaos. This fiery staple, essential to Jamaican cuisine and global exports, is harder to find, hotter to produce, and more expensive to source. Farmers scramble to grow resilient crops, while sauce makers hoard stock, test hybrids, or swap peppers to keep that signature kick alive. For a nation that takes heat seriously, the absence of hot sauce isn’t just a flavor loss—it’s a cultural wound. With peak season looming, producers brace for weather and market pressure, determined to keep Jamaica’s fire burning worldwide.

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