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Eons Season 5 · Episode 10

How Chilis Got Spicy (and Why We Love the Burn)

7th April 2021 10 mins Season 5 Episode 10

Today, chilis are the most widely cultivated spice crop in the world - grown everywhere from their native home in the Americas to Europe, Africa, and Asia. But how and why did chilis evolve this weird, fiery trick in the first place? And why did we learn to love that spicy burn?

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Kallie Moore
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Michelle Barboza-Ramirez
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