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Posted on July 9, 2015July 13, 2015

Your Questions: Answered – Spicy Foods

My question is about taste: why can some people tolerate chilli and some not? Chilli tolerance seems to improve when you eat more, but what’s happening in your mouth and brain? - Andrew Beale The perception of taste is much more complicated than most people assume at first.  When you bite into an apple, for …

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