We all probably know someone (often ourselves) who loves spicy foods. Everything they eat either comes with hot sauce or is smothered in chilies.
For people who don’t eat this way, the practice can seem a little strange. Why would you deliberately eat foods that cause pain?
Interestingly, it’s not just because of how chilies taste. In fact, most are too spicy for the majority of people to detect the flavour accurately anyway. Instead, it’s all to do with endorphins, chemicals that the brain releases.