People who like spicy food say that they like spicy condiments rather than the taste of food. Once you have tasted the spicy taste, your brain will remember it. At first, I just started with a simple taste, and gradually the taste became stronger and stronger, and I fell in love with more spicy food unconsciously. In addition, in recent years, mala Tang has become popular in South Korea. In addition to Korean seasonings, Korean supermarkets can also see many China spicy seasonings.

Spicy taste is not a taste, but a painful pain. Although I feel the pain that stimulates the oral mucosa, why can't I quit the spicy taste? Because of eating spicy food, in order to relieve the pain, the brain will choose to secrete endorphins or adrenaline to relieve the pain, and the mood will temporarily get better. It seems to relieve stress. Spicy lovers say that it is difficult to give up spicy taste because of this emotion.

2. Diet tradition

The important reason why Koreans like to eat spicy food is their representative food-kimchi. If it is a habit for Koreans to eat kimchi now, if you let them choose, they will not choose to eat kimchi a long time ago. But there is no way, because the geographical environment and climate make the winter in Korea long and dry, which is not conducive to the growth of many plants. In order to preserve vegetables for the winter, many Koreans have to preserve fresh vegetables, so today's kimchi came into being.

The soul of kimchi lies in Korean hot sauce, so kimchi tastes very refreshing and pleasant. In addition, Koreans never leave kimchi for every meal, so many Koreans naturally become very spicy.

3. The influence of lifestyle

The pace of life in South Korea is very fast, and office workers and students are usually under great pressure, so they need to release their pressure and relax in some ways.

At this time, many Koreans like to eat spicy food, because eating spicy food can relieve stress, so why can eating spicy food make people feel happy?

American scientists believe that eating spicy food can increase the levels of endorphins and serotonin. Capsaicin can stimulate the "pain receptor" in people's mouth, and then send a signal to the brain, so that the brain can secrete a chemical that makes people feel good, help people feel happy, avoid mental illness and mental stress, and effectively improve people's mood and avoid excessive stress.

Therefore, when Koreans feel tired, nervous and anxious, they will want to eat spicy food to relieve their emotions.