“We all taste the exact same foods in entirely different ways ... Because it’s red, some people believe it will be spicy, and it’s not,” Albers said. “A curry is a different kind ...

So, why do some people struggle with spice ... The science behind spice sensitivity The burning sensation from spicy foods isn’t actually a taste, it’s a reaction, explains Monica Ashleigh ...

Chili peppers are famous for their heat. That fiery sensation on your tongue comes from compounds known as capsaicinoids.

As a result, people who consume these spicy foods may enjoy better ... that spices add macronutrients, mask the taste and smell of spoiled food, increase perspiration for cooling, or are used ...

Both sour and spicy foods generate painful responses ... On the other hand, sourness activates taste nerves. When people eat sour foods, the body initiates a pain reaction because it detects ...

depending on how we anticipate the taste.” In the study, published Tuesday in the journal PLOS Biology, Chinese researchers scanned the brains of 24 people who liked spicy foods and 22 who did not.