Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Nathan, You're right, and I always wondered about that...why spicy food that makes one feel hot is consumed preferentially in areas which are hotter? Well, thank goodness for google...according to a couple of sites I just found, it seems that the dominant hypothesis is that many spices have antimicrobial properties, which would be more important in warmer climates where food might spoil more quickly...wow, only 9 o'clock and I already learned something today...that's my quota...guess I'll go back to sleep now. ;) One site I found: http://www.fiery-foods.com/dave/hot_us.asp Best, Aaron Quoting Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@planet.nl>: > Aaron, > > This very much sounds like my kind of event!!! > > And I guess the 95 degrees is appropriate--after all, most spicy food > does come from hot countries, while northern food tends to be on the > bland side. So there must be some good reason to eat chili in hot > weather. For me a non-issue, I can eat anything in any weather ;-) > > Nathan > > Aaron Sandler wrote: > > My PAW this week is from the Durham Chili Challenge <snip> > > http://www.duke.edu/~ajs2/PAW/2005_31/index.html