Why can we “taste” spicy foods with other parts of our body like our eyes or throat or when we use the bathroom, but we can’t do the same with other tastes?

Question

Why can we “taste” spicy foods with other parts of our body like our eyes or throat or when we use the bathroom, but we can’t do the same with other tastes?

In: Biology

Answer 1

You can! With mint! (Keep away from your privates unless you’re into that stuff.)

menthol (cold), capsaicin (hot), skin go “wtf is happening to me?”

Also, some cursed knowledge I have. If you eat a spicy pepper, and then brush your teeth to try and get the spicy off your tongue, hot and cold sensation chemicals DO NOT cancel each other out.

So if you ever want to know what hellfire tastes like, while also being electrocuted, eat a ghost pepper and brush your teeth with minty toothpaste.