Do you know someone who brings their own hot chilli sauce to restaurants and friends’ houses? Are you that person? What makes that burning taste sensation hurt so good?
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Eating super hot chilli peppers can cause discomfort, but there do not seem to be any long-term dangers.
Three foods and some cool stuff you should know about them.
How tastes differ between first-generation migrants and their British-born offspring.
New research has discovered brain receptors that sense heat also play a hand in appetite.
If we can keep elephants away from farms then farmers might be more inclined to help conservation efforts.
Scientists are on the hunt – just don’t try this at home.
Discover the chemical wonders in your kitchen cupboard.
Whether it’s a few flakes on a pizza or the spiciest vindaloo known to humankind, most people can tolerate or even enjoy the tingling, burning sensation chilli can bring. So how does chilli deliver its…
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