It's probably hot pepper and hot things in general. The hotness is our taste buds literally signaling to us that what we're eating is poisonous and it's caused by certain chemicals (most common being piperine I think?). But we liked this burning sensation so much that we started purposefully eating plants that have this chemical as a defense mechanism. Yeah, humans are weird.
It's probably hot pepper and hot things in general. The hotness is our taste buds literally signaling to us that what we're eating is poisonous and it's caused by certain chemicals (most common being piperine I think?). But we liked this burning sensation so much that we started purposefully eating plants that have this chemical as a defense mechanism. Yeah, humans are weird.
Edit: eating and evolving