Journal article
Why is piquant/spicy food so popular?
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The desire for piquant/spicy food has grown phenomenally over the last 500 years or so. In this review, I summarize the literature on this most intriguing of oral sensations, and summarize various explanations for why it may have become so liked by so many peoples around the world in recent years. A number of alternative hypotheses for the rise in popularity of this plant/fruit have been put forward and are briefly discussed. These include the masochistic/thrill-seeking hypothesis, the antimi...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1016/j.ijgfs.2018.04.002
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- Elsevier Publisher's website
- Journal:
- International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science Journal website
- Volume:
- 12
- Pages:
- 16-21
- Publication date:
- 2018-04-12
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-04-06
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1878-450X
- Source identifiers:
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834240
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- Elsevier BV
- Copyright date:
- 2018
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- Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Elsevier at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgfs.2018.04.002
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