Whether you like spicy food or not depends largely on your personality , according to a work by the University of Pennsylvania released at the latest annual meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT for its acronym in English) from the United States.
Specifically, the researchers found that individuals whose personality showed a clear taste for novelty and strong emotions , as well as a certain predisposition to take risks , were also the most fond of the spicy taste of capsaicin, the spicy component of chili , over all in large doses. However, individuals with a calmer personality rejected food when the content of this type of spice increased, enduring only small doses before feeling an intense and unpleasant burning sensation in the mouth.
