I was never a fan of hot and spicy foods when I was younger. Only a couple of years ago, I have finally submitted to the influence of my friends and took the courage to feed on chilis. Nah, not really. But somehow, I have learned eating the ‘light to medium hot’ dishes in authentic Asian restaurants we crash in at guilty pleasures. And oh, my grocery basket would always contain chili-mansi or sweet & spicy pancit canton now. In Bicol, a region of the Philippines, they are most famous for their spicy dishes. They even have this annual festivity where locals compete in eating the most number of red hot chili peppers!

CNN has listed the effects eating chilies has on the body:
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