Does Spicy Food Burn Your Tastebuds?

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From the seed of a tropical tree to creamy candies, it takes a lot of science to turn cacao into chocolate. Learn how cacao is farmed, fermented, and processed into cocoa products -- plus its history as a drink for 3,000 years -- in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this ar ...  Show more

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Not only delicious, but perhaps life-extending, too. This episode features audio from: Is Spicy Food Good for You? How Hot Peppers May Extend Your Life Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor’s notes related to this podcast. 

Today, we talk about spicy food and its intersection with pleasure and pain as part of our "Taste Buddies" series — Short Wave's ode to "taste." In this episode, Host Emily Kwong talks to food reporter Ruth Tam and researchers Julie Yu and Nadia Byrnes about the science behind ou ...  Show more