BrainStuff Classics: Does Spicy Food Burn Your Tastebuds?
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🗓️ 25 September 2021
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Hot chili peppers can make you feel like your mouth is on fire, but are they actually doing any damage? Learn about the science of spice in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/food-science/can-spicy-food-burn-out-taste-buds.htm
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| 1:38.4 | Hey Brain Stuff, Lauren Bulgobom here with a classic Brain Stuff episode from The Archives. |
| 1:43.7 | This one concerns the thrilling sensation of eating spicy food. How does that work? |
| 1:49.4 | And can it really burn out your taste buds? |
| 1:54.1 | Hey Brain Stuff, Lauren Bulgobom here. Spiciness is a very personal preference. |
| 1:59.6 | Some like their food hot. Some like it even hotter. And some won't even start to |
| 2:04.1 | chow down until they've slopped on the sriracha, piled on the jalapenos, |
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