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Mint is absolutely killing it (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 52 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

What is it with humans and eating, smoking, or drinking any kind of leaf, seed, or other vegetable that has evolved a deadly toxin to avoid being eaten..?

“You know what, this tastes a bit bland, let's add some insecticide to it to make it spicier!”

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    I think spicy food is eaten in Spain, in India and in Thailand, because the spice acts as a disinfectant, which removes all kinds of germs (and therefore diseases) from your body, which is especially important in hot and humid climates, because bacteria spread like crazy there?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    That's a good point.

    Also, spices can hide the fact that the food's gone slightly off due to improper preservation (at least until it comes out one end or the other in a ballistic fashion, but then it's possibly too late to pass the blame), so there might have been a bit of that, too.

    Still, it's funny how we love eating stuff that'd kill or seriously inconvenience most everything else.

    We are weird creatures indeed.

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