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You guys do realize that spicy food is mostly eaten in warm/hot climates right?
India, southern China, Thailand, Mexico...
Precisely because eating spicy food makes you sweat, which cools down your body. For similar reasons people drink hot tea in southern China and the Arab countries.
You guys do realize that spicy food is mostly eaten in warm/hot climates right?
India, southern China, Thailand, Mexico...
Precisely because eating spicy food makes you sweat, which cools down your body. For similar reasons people drink hot tea in southern China and the Arab countries.
You guys do realize that spicy food is mostly eaten in warm/hot climates right?
India, southern China, Thailand, Mexico...
Precisely because eating spicy food makes you sweat, which cools down your body. For similar reasons people drink hot tea in southern China and the Arab countries.
Might also be healthy, sweating out toxins and such.
You guys do realize that spicy food is mostly eaten in warm/hot climates right?
India, southern China, Thailand, Mexico...
Precisely because eating spicy food makes you sweat, which cools down your body. For similar reasons people drink hot tea in southern China and the Arab countries.
You guys do realize that spicy food is traditionally eaten in warm/hot climates, as chili, cayenne, jalapeño, habanero, naga morich and so on only grows in hot and tropical environments?
Was a bit difficult to enjoy hot food in Finland in the 16th century, as only salt, dill, garlic and nettle was available. Even something as basic as black pepper is a native plant of India and was out of reach for the common man in previous times.
Also spices helped to disguise the taste of rotten food.
You guys do realize that spicy food is traditionally eaten in warm/hot climates, as chili, cayenne, jalapeño, habanero, naga morich and so on only grows in hot and tropical environments?
Was a bit difficult to enjoy hot food in Finland in the 16th century, as only salt, dill, garlic and nettle was available. Even something as basic as black pepper is a native plant of India and was out of reach for the common man in previous times.
Also spices helped to disguise the taste of rotten food.
Summers don't have to be that hot to grow them. I've grown a range of chillies here over the years. I'm not really a big fan of them, but they are often colourful. I usually give most of them away.
If they grow here, they should grow in much of Western Europe.
Last edited by Joe90; 05-12-2013 at 12:20 PM..
Reason: I left an "e" out of they.
Yes, some species grow in Europe, but that Espelette is also a native of South America. My point was that it's not only the cooling effect or any other side effect why 'southern' cuisines use traditionally more spices, but that most spices primarily grow in warmer climates. No wonder European food is usually not as spicy as, say, Mexican, as most spices simply weren't available here for a long time.
Of course ingredients like the potato or tomato have become popular in Western cuisine, but for example in Chinese cuisine neither one is very much used even these days.
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