Why do we like hot peppers?

Summer is over and the weather is getting chilly, so it’s time to turn to spicy foods to warm up—“taco trucks on every corner”, anyone?For some, the spice is the best part while for others (the weaklings) spice makes tacos unbearable. It’s true that for those who didn’t grow up eating it, us spice-lovers are a mystery.Peppers have been linked to the revolutionary spiritA quick refresher: in most cases, what makes things spicy is capsaicin, the active ingredien