spicy
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With a little intervention, they can become spicy, buttery, cheesy, crisp-edged and completely worthy of being the first thing guests reach for.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Capsaicin activates receptors called TRPV1 receptors, producing the familiar burning sensation associated with spicy foods.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
Servers emerge from the kitchen carrying mismatched plates of chilaquiles and, on weekends, bowls of hominy-packed, spicy menudo soup that’s spent at least six hours on the stove.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
He likes to stir the pot, and you know, I’m just a spicy ingredient in that little soup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
The vegetables—onions and celery and something that resembled a purple carrot—were spicy and made my eyes water.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Some enjoy a spicier and tangier version, traditionally called bisi bele bath.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
“Good Mythical Morning,” a daily show hosted by YouTube personalities Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal, and Sean Evans’ talk show “Hot Ones,” where celebrity guests eat progressively spicier chicken wings, are also eligible for Emmys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025
Sean Evans is best known for his YouTube show Hot Ones, where he interviews celebrities while they eat chicken wings that get progressively spicier.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2025
In short, researchers concluded there is some evidence of a relationship between microbes and the spiciness of mustard, but why mustard gets spicier in response to certain microbes remains unknown.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2024
The difficulty of passing these from hand to hand only made the reading—and the writing—the spicier.
From The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes by Zangwill, Israel
“The spice level on this album is high,” Swift said, as Fallon confirmed, “It’s the spiciest yet.”
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2025
One of the spiciest dishes I’ve ever tasted was at Jitlada and they have a competition surrounding it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2024
Sept. 20, Mullenweg hosted a session that he previewed as being “one of my spiciest WordCamp presentations ever.”
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2024
While its timebound and still stately — there’s no interrupting the largely pre-written statements usually delivered by a low-level diplomat — it’s still generally the spiciest the General Debate gets.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
Julia’s now redder than the spiciest hot wings.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
