Why Does Spicy Food Burn Your Mouth?

Spicy foods are great but why are we in pain when we eat them? Time to turn up the heat!



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[mzdee]

Why do our teeth hurt when we bite cold food like Ice

Edit: I was 6 Back then So I do not know why Our teeth hurt cause we don't have science until we are in 3rd Grade

btw thanks for the answers!!! and for the 1.5K likes it means much to me
also I AM NOT DEFINETLY NOT ASKING FOR LIKES Even for a million dollars it's absolutely a

[lifenoggin]

Let's heat things up this week! Why does spicy food hurt!? Tell us what we should talk about next and your question could become a Life Noggin video! Thanks for watching, I love you with every pixel of my being!

[misaamane]

Literally watching this as my mouth burns lmao!! I just ate spicy Taki’s

[danks]

im waiting for that one comment to say "to me, spicy food isn't spicy :T"

[thewebbstergames]

the spiciest shit i've ever eaten was my mixtape, it was fire

[IronDizaster]

the spiciest moment in my life was when i found out about spicy memes

[Tayax]

I am actually eating spicy chips when I’m watching this video...




It’s delicious!!! :D

[seri]

I love spicy noodles :3 They burn my mouth but I like the feeling.
Edit: I... don't remember commenting this...

[ALOUD]

I'm from Trinidad and the hottest thing I have eaten was from this street vendor selling roasted moruga scorpion peppers. It was not a good time. NOT a good time.

[IvanTravels]

If it don't burn when you poop, it's not hot enough

[raphaelyeetz]

0:41
Coffee: Im coming for you >:D
0:44
Guy: Nope.
Coffee: DARN GRAVITY.

[DonkDonkDonkDonk]

Blocko: You love food that makes you feel on fire
Me: But I don't ...

[mike-eojt]

I love hot foods! I've eaten 3 tablespoons of wasabi and a ghost pepper. For some reason I like to burning sensation that hot peppers put in your mouth. Sometimes I like being in warm temperatures. My friends think I'm crazy when I tell the lady at jrek subs: "can you put banana peppers, mild salsa, jalapeños, and a lot of buffalo sauce?" I am quite weird like that :D

[psyb]

Mine is the time when I ate fish balls and squid rolls with sweet&spicy sauce.It wasn't the most spicy sauce I ate, but I really liked the sauce with one of my favorite foods.

[jabindahed]

my grandmas curry is the spiciest food ive ever eaten

[Cornflakes]

can you do one why mints make your mouth feel super cold?

[alexandersmith]

Love spicy cuisine! Always looking for that next big challenge to test my taste buds!

[minecraftconstructs]

Blocko : what is the spiciest food you've ever eaten
me: Fire

[mdoggonixdr]

I can't eat spicy food, even a tiny bit. If I do taste something hot, I need to drink 3-4 cups of water.

[sayanorasonic]

Thanks to spicy food, I can drink water 8 times a day