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  • Food history: How America (and the world) developed a taste for hot sauce and ‘spicy’ sweets

    Food history: How America (and the world) developed a taste for hot sauce and ‘spicy’ sweets

    Heather Arndt Anderson
    · May 29, 2026 · 01:30 pm
  • The eye-watering story of why Bhutan lost its appetite after a ban on Indian chillies

    The eye-watering story of why Bhutan lost its appetite after a ban on Indian chillies

    Dawa Gyelmo
    · Jan 06, 2017 · 07:00 am
  • In this Pakistan village, chillies aren’t just a matter of taste, but also of survival

    In this Pakistan village, chillies aren’t just a matter of taste, but also of survival

    Danial Shah
    · Nov 21, 2016 · 07:30 pm