Mint in South Asian Cooking
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Description
Mint in South Asian cooking functions differently from its Western applications: it appears in large quantities in fresh chutneys and raita, is stirred through biryanis and pulaos as a finishing element, and is used as a cooling counterpoint to the heat of chilli in ways that go beyond garnish. The menthol in mint provides a physiologically cooling sensation — activating cold-sensitive TRPM8 receptors — that makes chilli-hot preparations more tolerable by stimulating the neural pathway that perceives cooling.
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