Capsaicin: Living Hot is Living Healthy
Yet again it looks like the spice is right as recent research suggests an incredibly wide scope in health benefits associated with the consumption of hot chile peppers. Not only do many varieties of...
View ArticleCan Chiles Prevent Colon Cancer?
If your ego ever shoved a chile in your maw that was hotter than your mouth could handle, you learned something very fast: capsaicin loves to piss off pain receptors. Some of us have even learned this...
View ArticleCan Beer Make You Smarter?
Apparently, beer is great for writer's block if you're a young mouse. At least, according to a recent scientific study, anyway.
View ArticleAre Chile Peppers Linked to Testosterone?
Culinary peacocking makes up at least half of any chile pepper event. Not just in the traditional clothing sense, though. We men love to show our food machismo by eating food hot enough to melt your...
View ArticleCapsaicin Genes Found in Tomatoes
Researchers have discovered that the gene responsible for producing capsaicin, the chemical that makes chile peppers hot, appears in tomatoes...
View ArticleDo Chile Peppers Burn Fat?
Researchers at the University of Wyoming uncovered evidence suggesting that chile peppers may do exactly that. Their studies indicate that capsaicin, the hot part in hot peppers, may amp up metabolism...
View ArticleCinder: aka, Robochef
If you're the sort of person who likes perfectly cooked food but aren't willing to work for it at home, Cinder may be the droid you're looking for. It's what happens when a smart phone mates with a...
View ArticleHot Sauce Nabs Brain Tumor
Eating a Carolina Reaper hot sauce always gets a reaction. Tearing, life flashing before your eyes, and a sudden hankering for Pepto and ice cream are my go-to's. In this case, however, a reaper sauce...
View ArticleEPA Aims at Backyard Barbecues
Our Environmental Protection Agency is looking at pollution from backyard barbecues. It's footing the bill for a University of California--Riverside study to limit emissions from grease drippings. The...
View ArticleScientists Profile 170 Year Old Beer
Apparently, beer sitting in a shipwreck for 170 years tastes about as skunky as you'd expect. Just as the scientists who smelled the funk off of a brew fitting that description in 2010. When they...
View ArticlePepper Dossier: Cayenne
The word cayenne seems to come from kian, the name of the pepper among the Tupi Indians of northeastern South America. The pod type probably originated in what is now French Guiana and was named after...
View ArticleReview of “Meathead”–Barbecue with a Dash of Science
If you enjoy succulent meals from your grill or smoker and would like to know what’s the science behind the cooking Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling is a book you want to have...
View ArticleCapsaicin Kills Breast Cancer Cells
Capsaicin causes breast cancer to commit "cell suicide"....
View ArticleCapsaicin Genes Found in Tomatoes
Researchers have discovered that the gene responsible for producing capsaicin, the chemical that makes chile peppers hot, appears in tomatoes...
View ArticleDo Chile Peppers Burn Fat?
Researchers at the University of Wyoming uncovered evidence suggesting that chile peppers may do exactly that. Their studies indicate that capsaicin, the hot part in hot peppers, may amp up metabolism...
View ArticleCinder: aka, Robochef
If you're the sort of person who likes perfectly cooked food but aren't willing to work for it at home, Cinder may be the droid you're looking for. It's what happens when a smart phone mates with a...
View ArticleHot Sauce Nabs Brain Tumor
Eating a Carolina Reaper hot sauce always gets a reaction. Tearing, life flashing before your eyes, and a sudden hankering for Pepto and ice cream are my go-to's. In this case, however, a reaper sauce...
View ArticleEPA Aims at Backyard Barbecues
Our Environmental Protection Agency is looking at pollution from backyard barbecues. It's footing the bill for a University of California--Riverside study to limit emissions from grease drippings. The...
View ArticleScientists Profile 170 Year Old Beer
Apparently, beer sitting in a shipwreck for 170 years tastes about as skunky as you'd expect. Just as the scientists who smelled the funk off of a brew fitting that description in 2010. When they...
View ArticlePepper Dossier: Cayenne
The word cayenne seems to come from kian, the name of the pepper among the Tupi Indians of northeastern South America. The pod type probably originated in what is now French Guiana and was named after...
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