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Things like onions, garlic, chili and spices have anti microbial properties. This is why warmer countries tends to have spicier food, it protect from food poisoning.
"Blech, this tastes terrible! But we don't get as sick, so we're gonna eat it anyway!"
Offspring who grew up eating it: "This is delicious!"
Supposedly, Sichuan, China does this but to open their pores and stay cooler during hot weather.