Hot sauce or chili sauce is a very spicy sauce. The pungent sensation is caused by various substances, including capsaicin and piperine from chili peppers and allicin found in garlic and raw onion.
These substances activate the sensation of acidity and heat in the ion channel on the nociceptors (*) (see Pseudo-heat).
(*) Nocicetor: Receiver, term...
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