Why Spicy Food is So Addictive

When you think about it, spicy food doesn't make sense. Why would we eat something that causes us pain, let alone enjoy it? In this video, we'll talk about the science of why spicy food is addictive as well as the social ramifications that propelled spicy food into one of the most popular flavors in the world.
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Google Trends, Most Popular Flavors Worldwide:
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Google Trends, Most Popular Flavors on KZbin:
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About Capsaicin:
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Spicy Food Thrill:
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Why We Like to be Around People With Common Interests:
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Race to grow the Hottest Pepper:
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About the Race to Grow the Hottest Pepper:
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Pepper X Wikipedia Page:
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About the Last Dab:
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About Ed Curry:
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A Short History for the title of Hottest Peppers in the World:
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Increased Sugar Consumption in the US:
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Guinness’s Page for World’s Hottest Pepper (Carolina Reaper at the time this video is published):
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[@afout07]

I'm going through a spicy food addiction right now. This wing place down the street from me that has ghost pepper wings and I've been hitting them up at least weekly

[@Squirreled_Studio]

You have my condolences and my envy.

[@afout07]

@@Squirreled_Studio those ghost pepper wings don't even faze me anymore. I'm on the hunt for something hotter

[@eatmyturdd6697]

@@afout07 I order ghost, scorpion, and reaper pepper powder every month.. I HIGHLY suggest you do the same. I eat it on everything. I NEVER run out of spice.

[@bigounce4293]

I literally just ate only 2 ghost pepper wings, it’s unbelievably hot but I just kept eating and now I’m crying. I looked this up to see why.

[@Sly-Moose]

Jellyyyy!

[@LG-ro5le]

cant have a hot dog, burger or chicken without having carolina reaper chilli sauce on it 🌶 wakes me up better than coffee does & helps clears sinuses

[@eatmyturdd6697]

I'm so addicted to spicy stuff. I order ghost, scorpion and reaper pepper powder every month and put it on EVERYTHING I eat.

[@kidyurabulliedinhighschool6725]

Omg that cannot be good for you I’m currently finishing a bottle of reaper sauce tho lol

[@Sly-Moose]

oOoOO! 🔥🥵🔥 Mr. Spicy boy here! You've got my respect!

[@Impulse_CDL]

This channel is underrated I could see you becoming big

[@Squirreled_Studio]

Thanks, I hope so!

[@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376]

@@Squirreled_Studio My favorite Spicy Food is Spicy Chicken and Spicy Seasoned Fries

[@astiethebestie6409]

@@Squirreled_Studio underrated channel

[@maopussycat7213]

Agree

[@monikavarro2020]

🌶🤤

[@pine1780]

Spicy food hepled me with alcoholism. It hits that itch for me. Not the same never will be. But its keeping the liquor cravings at bay.

[@Squirreled_Studio]

That's amazing. And congratulations!

[@doraho669]

I also recently stopped being an alcoholic but i am now addicted to Chilli

[@drygordspellweaver8761]

I'm in a horrible predicament: I absolutely love the flavor and experience of super spicy food but it's absolute murder on my gut. Not just burn but inflammation, anxiety, etc.

[@Sly-Moose]

Tip: Don't walk for several hours after eating something you *know* will cause your stomach severe pain (pain similar to gastritis). Walking WILL make the pain worse. If the pain gets so bad that you become nauseous, I've learned it's better to just throw it up. I felt instant relief in my stomach after puking up all that hot sauce. And obviously, if it's causing you anxiety, know your limits and eat the spicy food in moderation (especially with milk).

[@drygordspellweaver8761]

@@Sly-Moose I've kinda settled in between with mild chipotle type hot sauces

[@omara8450]

@@drygordspellweaver8761 you might want to try pure aloe vera juice. It helps heal tissue damage in your digestive tract in much the same way that it helps heal skin damage from sun exposure. I started to become sensitive to spiciness in my food, which was a gah damn travesty. I bought a half gallon of aloe vera juice from Whole Foods but you can get it at many health food stores. Drink 2-4 ounces a day until the half gallon is gone, then go a week or two without, then buy another half gallon and repeat. The reason you should take a week or two off between drinking it is that it stimulates peristalsis, which is what makes you poop haha. If you take it too regularly, you become dependent on it to poop, which is no bueno. Buy the stuff made from just the inner filet - whole leaf juice can be upsetting to your stomach because of a compound found in the aloe vera leaf's "skin". The whole leaf variety is also rather bitter. I was able to heal my digestive tract and I can comfortably eat super spicy stuff again.

[@drygordspellweaver8761]

@@omara8450 Very interesting feedback, thank you for sharing

[@jeremyheartriter2.063]

I think your stomach will gradually get used to it (I got used to it too) but I heard it's still bad for you in the long run.

[@josephbillingsley8945]

for me its like a way to calm myself down because when I feel the physical sensation then my mind isnt wandering and im grounded in the present. Same way that holding an ice cube can calm anxiety

[@bennycostello2472]

2 years ago I hated spicy stuff and didnt even like buffalo wings. Now I'm eating carolina reaper salsa regularly with no f's given. You slowly get used to it. I just tried hotter and hotter stuff and now it doesnt even hurt it just tastes good

[@mounthope2567]

I ONLY eat spicy food. It’s becoming a problem. I literally throw Frank’s red on everything

[@Lauramussss]

Most of us are lowkey masochists in short

[@zxckon]

Underrated af... I hope you are even still motivated to post cuz you deserve so much more!! I just watched this after eating some spicy ramen with ghost pepper hot sauce!!

[@mirroredguitarist]

Why isn't this channel more popular? such a hidden gem!

[@clyclenggg]

I think one of the addictive reasons is that, you see yourself getting less and less sensitive to the pepper that you used to cry on while eating. It's like a challenge to me. Now I can eat a habanero without flinching! What's next?

[@emerson-biggons7078]

Yeah I ate the Ghost Pepper mc chicken from mcdonald's when that promotion was happening and was seriously disappointed by how meh it was.

[@sdk1991zzang]

I really appreciate a well-made video like this. You deserve more views, subscribers, and compensation. Please keep doing what you are doing.

[@Squirreled_Studio]

Thank you, that really made my day.

[@emerson-biggons7078]

Where I live spicy food is less normalized, like something kinda spicy is the hot here. Except for me and my cousin who would eat entire jars of Horseradish (A near identical food to north american wasabi fun fact). I eat spicy noodles as a nightly food, I eat steak with hot sauce exclusively, I make my own salsa because store bought just doesn't taste good and isn't very spicy. I have even made Virgin Caesar (Virgin Bloody Mary) drinks for myself as a kid because it was spicy. But I still feel like I have a low tolerance for spicy food? Idk

[@unknowngamer-xn4pl]

Who else is eating spicy food rn?

[@blaketaylor4735]

Here

[@andrzejkosierb7610]

Mee

[@vasserdrachen]

It was about time that I rewatched Inquerity. Genuinely good content, and extremely memorable.

[@knightrust200]

So what you’re saying is if I start smoking Carolina reapers instead of marijuana then…..?

[@GhosthoundYT]

Pain = Enjoyment... Masochism eh?

[@LanguageBLOX1_Alt]

tbh its the same type of vibe

[@MacroknowledgeByTheUncomanor]

TLDW: The pepper creates a viral ad campaign accidentally.

[@chiphopper]

Why does this have only 664 views!?! Great content!

[@DefMagnetic]

When I was about 4 or 5 I saw my cousin eating flamin hot Doritos. And obviously I wanted to as cool as my cousin so I walked up to him and I said “gimme” and put my hand out. He gave me one and I took a nibble. I said out loud “dat ain’t so bad!” And shoved the rest of the chip in my mouth. The unholy noises followed and then “MILK” as loud as I could. I chugged it out of the chug and then threw up a few minutes later. Fun times.

[@thegoat3313]

My mouth is on fire as I watch this 🔥🔥🔥

[@maryahsnel1645]

As I sit here and eat a bag of Doritos flaming hot chips….

[@Squirreled_Studio]

The perfect combo didn’t exi-

[@countrystyleribs2876]

I was eating the same exact chips and I hated them which made me question why people like them so I looked up this video

[@ehernandez08]

They arent really that spicy lol

[@Ahrone1586]

My family see me eating ajis while eating breakfast, or having spicies with me when we go out to a restaurant. Thanks mom for buying that first pack of peppers to years ago!

[@commander-wulf3076]

I love the burning feeling you get from Spicy food, it aint spicy until it burnes your very soul! xD

[@LJ.]

Well done video man. Almost every meal I eat has to have some real heat to it.

[@pillow_blanket_bed]

i love enjoying spicy food while with friends and drinking any alcoholic beverages.

[@acls1239]

Some people Ruin themselves With spicy foods . And because of that Later in life Their stomach is ruined So they can't eat anymore spicy foods Because the consequences are too severe . That's why My dad Stopped But His tolerance for heat Earlier in life And his Addiction to it Passed down to me . It runs in our blood line Because his father My grandpa Loved chicken Really spicy chicken For his age ... 75 . As an early Christmas present I was given a set of 5 Hot sauces Ranging from Bell pepper flavoured Hot sauce . The bell pepper was supposed to indicate how weak the hot sauce was . I also got Something amazing Black mamba 6 Get bitten Hot sauce Which is Apparently Around amount The 10th Spiciest hot sauce Although I haven't done much fact checking It was the information I was given

[@ycleptubi8935]

I used to be so weak that I couldn't eat a sweet habanero hot wing but I since ate a Trinidad Scorpion and regularly eat very spicy food that nobody else around me can even handle for a minute. Every freaking thing I eat I look for ways to make it spicier, I have a problem 😂😂😂

[@austindillon8908]

Last night I decided to take a shot everytime you said "spicy food". Today, I am regretting it.

[@adrianaslund8605]

Acupuncture works similarily ive heard. It causes local release of endorphins. Giving it a pain reducing effect.

[@joaorebelo6089]

I'm halfway this video and I LOVE IT!

[@Squirreled_Studio]

Hope you enjoy the other half too!

[@anttiruuskanen7126]

Take a shot every time he says "spicy food".

[@tylerwilson5769]

i put hot sauce on almost any food that goes good with hot sauce

[@catmoon3070]

I love the warmth it creates on the tongue I like having it on a cold day.

[@GlacierFrostXP0202]

Hey dude I subscribed, your videos are awesome keep up the work.

[@Squirreled_Studio]

Thank you!

[@madhatterstudio9840]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS KEEP GOING!☺️💕

[@blanks2450]

Blake's Lotaburger green chile cheeseburger. If you ever travel through New Mexico get one.

[@Aaron129210]

You shouldn't be using a taste map for the tongue on this video. It's an inaccurate depiction of the tongue. All areas of your tongue can detect all the different tastes

[@saedahabubakar3029]

Bruh you son of a bitch we don’t care his content is good you piece of shit

[@b8wz368]

@@saedahabubakar3029 if your not pure white gtfo

[@djburrondarize]

Paqui haunted ghost pepper chips brought me here… I couldn’t stop eating them until the bag was empty, now I’m pacing around the house sucking air and eating ice cubes lol

[@mollie479]

I fcking love spicy food so fcking muchhh idc if it breaks my mouth.. GIVE IT TO MEEE

[@fazilabhikhoo6437]

Just found this channel today and its absolutely amazing

[@user-dv2yc3si8r]

I don’t know what’s happening but ever since I’ve been prescribed pregabalin, I’ve been really craving spicy food and my spice tolerance has gone up 2 fold.

[@BrokenScript]

Bro I find spicy food so delicious, I'd want to eat it everyday, It's so addicting, I find the pain so delicious even tho pain doesn't have a taste.

[@rhynogaming8617]

There’s no way your not bigger these are amazing videos and I’m from Carlsbad New Mexico it’s so cool I see someone else from NM

[@mm-so2zj]

thinking to deep into it.. simply spicy food is fire

[@PAP_illon]

Nice content :))

[@kitsunefox26]

Watching because I need to know why I like the pain of spice😅😅

[@smartlibra2965]

Just red, just green, or Christmas. Brilliant! I will use that. Hope my local curry house gets me!

[@Squirreled_Studio]

I hope so too!

[@michaelcarlson5427]

This was very educational, thank you. I’ve always wondered why I loved it so much. I also used to live in the burque and I miss the green chiles eeeee

[@Sly-Moose]

You think maybe the Guinness Book of World Records won't acknowledge pepper x simply cuz it's not "red"? They probably think the image of "hottest" should be something red, due to some marketing mumbo jumbo. 🤔 They also likely totally got paid off-

[@reneewatkins3953]

“people would call me such a white boy”😂😂😂😂

[@abro7009]

underrated indeed

[@kevinjefferey9792]

I just smoked a fat bowl and ate a whole jar of Mezzeta hot chili peppers. Damn i have the munchies.

[@Klonoa1488]

Now we simply need capsaicin addiction therapists

[@frostypop934]

I mainly like spice for its pain it feels different enough that I like it

[@SweetCuisine.]

*me casually eating hot cheetos*

[@seiinnaa.x0]

watching this as i eat a bag of extra flaming hot cheetos

[@kindajad3d434]

Health benefits are astronomical too

[@Masssshysteria]

I always thought it was pronounced Cap-Size-In instead of Cap-Saya-Sin

[@mikeyunovapix7181]

I'm working on improving my iron palette at this time. Currently I can eat a whole habanero as my upper limit but I reach being able to eat a ghost pepper or even a carolina reaper.

[@YungWite]

i have sores from the spicy food i eat, did i eat a carolina reaper sauce with that sore while i was aware the sore was because of it? maybe

[@swissbreeze]

Uploading on New Years I love that work flow.

[@ttvPseuderity]

Love this video. Was eating Tabasco on my fries with buffalo flavored chicken tendies and decided to figure out why it was so addictive. Thanks for the detailed explanation!

[@marble_orchard_spectre4363]

I'm white as fuck and I have a sensitive white boy stomach (gluten sensitivity, lactose Intolerance etc.) But I love spicy food and it's worth the inevitable hershey squirts that come afterwards

[@teddytheragdoll]

To be honest with you i dont understand people who eat spicy food to impress others . I am currently 24 nd i loved spicy food ever since i was a child . My brother used to think it was for attention nd tried to eat more spicy food than me nd i was like i dont understand you . Eat something because you like it not to look cool . Thats just dumb . Why would you want to do something that hurts your body just for a few "looking cool" minutes . I personally loved spicy food ever since i was a child but i would never eat something i dont like just to look cool . Grow up people! Lol

[@user-bh7ct4or6e]

Cool to enjoy! Happy new year!😆

[@nathancochran4694]

As it turns out, Humans were the crackheads of the animal kingdom all along.

[@animalsandiphones]

Then why do bell peppers not burn and still have capsaicin

[@Squirreled_Studio]

They have low levels of capsaicin.

[@Sly-Moose]

Who else is currently eating something spicy?! 😋🥵🔥🌶️

[@jesus2621]

I enjoy puting some spicy to food is like adding emotión to the food otherwise is bored

[@brunsmip]

Best experience I had Loads of spicy food this new year's eve Happy new year everyone!

[@FuhqEwe]

I love that the spicy factor backfired. Will it eventually evolve to no longer be spicy?

[@alonsotheurel]

I wouldn’t say it “backfired” because now that humans like them, we harvest them so now they grow in masses.

[@FuhqEwe]

@@alonsotheurel The intention was to prevent itself from being eaten by mammals, and humans ended up eating, and enjoying them, en masse. This was not its intention, so it backfired. Just because humans harvest them in large quantities doesn't mean all mammals do. Humans are a strange oddity.

[@simonvalente8348]

No, once humans get involved in the growing process, the evolution will go the way we make it go, due to selective breeding etc..

[@FuhqEwe]

@@simonvalente8348 Fantastic point. I was thinking along the lines of its evolution without the intervention of humans - but such a hypothetical scenario seems impossible. If humans are removed entirely from the equation, then the spicy food has no incentive to evolve away from humans consuming it. You're too right, Simon.

[@CoreySlone78]

Carolina Reaper "Am I joke to you?"

[@jeremyheartriter2.063]

I'd choose spicy food over sweets any day.

[@sethgleason7611]

nice new upload! I love watching hot ones, and this is a cool understanding of spicy food that I never thought of...

[@rectsq]

who are you again? IDK remember good video though :)

[@demarcus8354]

Hey I live in Silver City, shouts out to my new mexicans

[@supervince3348]

Great video!

[@Time21jcolis7]

Spicy man❤

[@marklll4426]

we're just kinky like that

[@Matty8282]

Cool video as always! 👍

[@DiegoRodriguez-qf7dk]

Im addicted

[@danlouise4968]

How many times did he say “spicy food”?

[@ColtLB]

It was a tough choice to watch this or stay up to watch fireworks

[@nalinibushanam5588]

lol ur funny im following

[@mesonparticle]

Great video as always! I love spicy food ☺️😘

[@ProudNothing]

I only like spicy

[@beybladesinmyheels1267]

Nice vid

[@Pbfg9000]

i like spicy egg and noodle and spicy snack

[@Jpepperguy]

You do realize that the dragon’s breath SHU’s are false right? Everyone knows that…..

[@JJJ-ss3qq]

This is good

[@bigattorney3748]

Don't forget me when you get famous :D ok

[@Joe-uk4vu]

I guess I love pain then :/

[@itshatee]

I just ate spicy Cheetos

[@ilmasata3523]

Im just asking but did you make khanemon on khan academy 😺

[@Squirreled_Studio]

Yes

[@ilmasata3523]

Ok

[@heidivilla7171]

im addicted to extra flamin hot cheetos

[@kenmtb]

Let me get this straight. You are considered "strong" for giving in to social pressure to ingest an irritant. *** shaking head at humanoids ***

[@JamesHolmez]

Ye