Mm-hmm.

And then salt, we know sodium is very important for all animals, and is not abundant in nature if, uh, we go far from the sea.

And so all babies all around the planet really prefer these three, uh, taste modalities, while all babies all over the planet dislike, uh, what is acidic and what is bitter and what is hot.

But then as humans, actually we are a very big e- exception about, uh, the, the liking of, uh, chili pepper and, uh, and, uh, hot compounds because, uh, we, we figure out that in that, uh, painful sensation that there was at the beginning, then if we wait a bit, uh, longer, there was something good for us and for our, uh, health.

We know that, uh, chili pepper, capsaicin is a very good preserver.

Now we know, we know the structure, we know it's a phenol, and so it's a good antioxidant.

We know it's also a good anti-inflammatory.

Is it possible that that craving for coffee is my body saying, "Give me some bitterness, so I release more acids to help you digest this meal"?