Since the dawn of humanity, certain foods have become part of the cultural zeitgeist. But even though kale and the acai seem particularly hot right now, the trendiest foods with the most staying power are spicy.
Whether we're talking about the mustard seeds beloved by cavemen or today's omnipresent "rooster sauce" - found in everything from potato chips to sweet and spicy yogurt - an awful lot of us keep hot sauce in our proverbial bags.
What's more, there seems to be a biological basis for the reason humans are drawn so strongly to spicy foods, which might just be why we have yet to reach peak sriracha. But why do some of us like it so hot? And what other foods have obsessed us through the ages? Let's find out in the timeline below.
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Whether we're talking about the mustard seeds beloved by cavemen or today's omnipresent "rooster sauce" - found in everything from potato chips to sweet and spicy yogurt - an awful lot of us keep hot sauce in our proverbial bags.
Infographic by: www.good.is
