Many people have an aversion to chili peppers in foods. If some dishes are too incendiary, but you want to learn to beat the ...

When it comes to competitive eating, Maurizio Capocchiano clearly has a fire in his belly – as you’d expect from the reigning champ of the Chilli Eaters’ Marathon. “I was weaned on chilli, my mom used ...

Spicy food may do more than wake up your taste buds. Research suggests it could also be linked to a longer life.

We all know the burning sensation we get when eating chillies. Some can tolerate the heat, while others may be reaching for the milk carton. Some people even actively choose to participate in ...

WHEN a petite, glamorous woman steps on stage at the Kingston-Upon-Thames chilli-eating competition, no one expects her to last five minutes. Surrounded by male-only contestants, Shahina Waseem is ...

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 ...

Many of us enjoy turning up the heat with a little extra chilli in our food, but it turns out that those who “like it hot” ...

This article is republished from The Conversation. Everyone has a different tolerance for spicy food—some love the burn, while others can’t take the heat. But the scientific consensus on whether spicy ...

That burn you feel after biting into a jalapeño isn’t just happening in your mouth. It’s triggering a cascade of biological reactions that continue working long after your meal ends. The fiery ...

There's good news for people who like to turn up the heat at mealtime: spicy foods may be linked to a longer life. A new study by an international team of researchers led by the Chinese Academy of ...