Originally posted by mikelomThey don't - the capsaicin fools mammalian tongues into thinking it's hot. Birds can eat them without the slightest "heat" problem.
Because they like sweetcorn.
Why do chillies taste hot?
Why are humans (myself included) the only mammals masochistic enough to want to eat something which tortures them this way?
Richard
Originally posted by Shallow BlueBecause it tastes so good.
They don't - the capsaicin fools mammalian tongues into thinking it's hot. Birds can eat them without the slightest "heat" problem.
Why are humans (myself included) the only mammals masochistic enough to want to eat something which tortures them this way?
Richard
Why, supposedly, a bright white light when you're dying?