• BastingChemina@slrpnk.net
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    1 year ago

    Things like onions, garlic, chili and spices have anti microbial properties. This is why warmer countries tends to have spicier food, it protect from food poisoning.

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      1 year ago

      “Blech, this tastes terrible! But we don’t get as sick, so we’re gonna eat it anyway!”

      Offspring who grew up eating it: “This is delicious!”

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      Supposedly, Sichuan, China does this but to open their pores and stay cooler during hot weather.