If you’ve spent any time on YouTube or social media in the past few years, chances are you’ve come across the term “mukbang ... food spreads, from seafood boils to spicy noodle challenges ...

Gochujang is a spicy Korean paste, which makes this dish spicy, too. If you'd prefer something milder, halve the amount of gochujang.

Meanwhile, mukbang star Mini has fronted a promotional video on the state-run Guangming Daily, calling on people not to waste food. In one of her ads, she says: "Reheated dishes can be super-tasty ...

The Royal Family are renowned for their commitment to maintaining good health, with regular exercise and a balanced diet being key. The late Queen was particularly known for her preference for ...

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Authors should provide at the time of submission a short paragraph explaining why their work justifies urgent publication as a Communication. Ideally, a Full paper in Food & Function should follow ...

The study focused on the experience of eating spicy food, and examined two distinct ways in which expectations influence that experience: the “sensory component” (i.e. how spicy participants ...

Spicy foods, especially those containing chili peppers, can help increase your metabolism. The heat from the spices causes ...

China is cracking down on Mukbang videos, saying that videomakers seen to be wasting food will be punished. Known on the mainland as “big stomach kings”, Mukbang videos are shows during which ...

He would sit and eat those foods with pleasure, with only a few beads of sweat on his brow. How can such extremes exist in human behavior? According to a new study, these reactions may be due to how ...

In other words, I may find spicy food overwhelming simply because I expect it to be. “Expectations are powerful,” said Dr. Susan Albers, a clinical psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio ...