居住在赤道附近的人比居住在远离赤道的人每种食谱使用更多像辣椒等的香料。但这不是你想的那样，香料和其他植物成分具有特殊的力量，使它们成为真正神奇的超级食物。
Hey smart people, Joe here.
My last name comes from Norway, where the national dish is something called Fårikål: Boiled lamb, cabbage, some salt, pepper… and, well that's it, actually.
I've never tried it.
Compare that with one of my favorite dishes, delicious Indian curry.
Full of spices, and so, so good.
Why do people in different places prepare the things they eat so differently?
There's a lot of reasons, from traditions, what flavors we like, or simply what foods we have around us.
But cooking with spices may have been crucial for humans' survival... Don't believe me?
It's time for some sage wisdom.
Cumin a little closer, I'm about to get jalapeño brains.
