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JOY Drive

20 Jun 2024

Why doesn’t water help with Spicy food?

Diet and Nutrition, Science & Medicine

Why doesn’t water help with Spicy food?

Denmark has banned several varieties of a popular South Korean instant noodle brand for being too spicy, advising consumers that the fiery food poses a poisoning risk.

What do you do when you eat something that is a little too spicy? Why is it that when we reach for the water jug, it doesn’t put out the fire?

Guest: Dr Daniel Eldridge – Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, Swinburne University of Technology

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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