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Chilis May Lower Blood Pressure

Spicy food could counter hypertension: Study

(Newser) - Good news for spicy food lovers: Eating chili peppers may lower blood pressure over the long term. A new study, carried out on rats, is the first to establish a link between long-term ingestion of capsaicin, the ingredient that makes chilis spicy, and lowered blood pressure in animals predisposed to... More »

Calif. Man in Hot Water for Burglary

Intruder arrested after waking victims with sausage, seasonings

(Newser) - Police grilled a Fresno, Calif., man who was foiled after he decided to spice things up a bit during a home break-in, the Fresno Bee reports. His sleeping victims said they awoke to find him hitting one with a sausage and rubbing seasonings on the other. The alleged perpetrator, 22,... More »

The Perils of Opening an Indian Restaurant—in India

Pan-Indian cuisine struggles to curry favor with regional tastes

(Newser) - Modern Indian restaurants bent on messing with millennia-old recipes must "coax Indians into accepting the changes they make with beloved dishes," or continue to face the wrath of the "Authenticity Police," writes Shoba Narayan in Gourmet after an evening spent analyzing the paneer at Bangalore's upscale... More »

Lots Like It Hot: Taste-Starved Boomers Fuel Spicy Sales

Generation burns for spice as senses fade

(Newser) - Baby boomers and their aging senses are fueling a major sales surge in spicy foods and sauces, turning up the heat on mainstream restaurant menus and supermarket salsa aisles. Market experts theorize that as the generation experiences a diminished sense of taste, consumers are using their enormous buying power to... More »

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