Spicy food is considered an example of ‘Darwinian gastronomy’: selection for antimicrobial ingredients to counter infection risk. By analysing over thirty thousand recipes, we show that average number of spices per recipe is more strongly associated with socioeconomic factors than infectious disease.
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Spicy perfection isn’t to prevent infection: This is the chef’s kiss of scientific discovery
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Feb 4, 2021
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