Full name: Why Some Like It Hot: Food, Genes, and Cultural Diversity

Author: Gary Paul Nabhan Year: 2004 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Non Fiction, Science, History, Anthology Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781597260916 1597260916

Natural historian Gary Paul Nabhan takes us on a culinary odyssey to solve the puzzles posed by the 'ghosts of evolution' hidden within every culture and its traditional cuisine. We learn how various ethnic cuisines formerly protected their traditional consumers from both infectious and nutrition-related diseases.