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

Because “spice” is actually a targeted response of pain receptors, and you have pain receptors in more places than just your tongue.