Why Does Spicy Food Taste Hot?

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You might know that spicy food can make your mouth feel like it's on fire, but how does it do that?

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SOURCES:

https://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/stories/what-loving-or-hating-spicy-food-says-about-you

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150120-hidden-ways-your-tongue-tastes

http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/taste-buds.html

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/02/03/383364416/love-hot-sauce-your-personality-may-be-a-good-predictor

https://sites.psu.edu/siowfa15/2015/09/29/what-causes-people-to-have-different-spicy-food-tolerances/