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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?
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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