Spiciness, or its perception, occurs in most cuisines worldwide. The chili pepper of the genus Capsicum (family Solanaceae) is one of the world's most widely used spices, found in thousands of recipes ...

New study finds microbes may influence the taste of mustard seeds. Serious wine drinkers often have their preferences: some prefer sweet hints of chocolate in a Malbec from Argentina, while others are ...

Drawing inspiration from the caesin proteins found in milk that have spice-taming properties, scientists have developed a gel-based sensor that mimics the human tongue. The study, published in ACS ...

Spicy food is huge business, and now researchers have found that an electronic tongue, or e-tongue, is more effective and accurate in taste-testing fiery foods than sensitive human taste buds. Spicy ...