Well, it’s not that we “associate” these with hot or cold. The chemicals in that food actually trigger the *same* *nerve response* as actual hot or cold do.
From our brain’s perspective, they are identical to “true” heat or “true” cold.
All of the sensations we ever have are just our brains reacting to some kind of stimulus, and there are countless ways to trick our brain into experiencing the “wrong” stimulus. Mint and spice are just two of the more safe, cheap, and common ways of doing so.
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