Individual preferences for piquant foods vary due to factors like capsaicin receptor sensitivity, personality traits, and ...

Scientists say our love for spicy food comes from a thrill response, capsaicin triggers pain, but the brain enjoys the controlled discomfort and heat.

Spicy foods taste spicy because they contain a family of compounds called capsaicinoids. Capsaicin is the major culprit. It's found in chillies, jalapeños, cayenne pepper, and is even the active ...

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Spicy food can transform any meal into a sensory experience — pain, pleasure, even breaking a sweat can take flavors to the next level. While some like it hot, dialing up the heat may ruin a meal for ...

For some, the spice ain’t nice. Throughout her life, Jennifer Allerot, 53, has ordered the spiciest foods on the menu whenever she ate at a restaurant — until she developed a stomach ulcer four years ...

I once turned to my partner as he tucked into a spicy takeaway meal and asked him, “How does that actually feel? Like, in your mouth? Does it hurt sometimes?” I had expected him to say no, that it ...

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A woman wanted to know if she was in the wrong after getting upset with her boyfriend because he added spice to her food In a post on Reddit, the woman wrote that her boyfriend has repeatedly added ...