We love curry - the spicier the better, in our opinion.
And now, as it turns out, our love of all things hot hot hot could be a VERY good thing indeed.
Because new research has shown that fiery foods could boost our chances of living longer.
Oh but we ARE being serious.
The Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences found that those who ate spicy food six or seven days a week had a 14% reduced risk of dying compared with people who ate it less than once a week.
Eating spicy food - such as jalfrezi, vindaloo, or chilli and black bean chicken - was also associated with a lower risk of death from cancer, heart diseases and respiratory illnesses.
This is thought to be thanks to capsaicin, the main active component of chilli pepper.
Its qualities have been extensively reported in relation to anti-obesity, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and anti-hypertensive effects.
Before you get TOO excited about the news, however, it’s worth pointing out that researchers have said the findings were “observational” and eating lots of spicy food could be linked to other lifestyle choices.
Dr Nita Forouhi, of the University of Cambridge , said: “More research is needed.”
Hmm, maybe we ought to conduct some ‘research’ of our own.
Anyone else up for a cheeky curry tonight?