Culture-based metaphorical temperature affects food choices: Chinese consumers choose foods based on their hot-cold nature.
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- 10.1038/s41538-026-00905-5
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- 2026 May 23
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- NPJ science of food
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41538-026-00905-5,
title = {Culture-based metaphorical temperature affects food choices: Chinese consumers choose foods based on their hot-cold nature.},
author = {Yu Y and Zheng L and Liu C and Hon C and Liu J and Peng S and Spence C},
year = {2026},
journal = {NPJ science of food},
doi = {10.1038/s41538-026-00905-5},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41538-026-00905-5}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Culture-based metaphorical temperature affects food choices: Chinese consumers choose foods based on their hot-cold nature. AU - Yu Y AU - Zheng L AU - Liu C AU - Hon C AU - Liu J AU - Peng S AU - Spence C PY - 2026 JO - NPJ science of food DO - 10.1038/s41538-026-00905-5 UR - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41538-026-00905-5 ER -
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Y, Y., L, Z., C, L., C, H., J, L., S, P., & C, S. (2026). Culture-based metaphorical temperature affects food choices: Chinese consumers choose foods based on their hot-cold nature.. NPJ science of food. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41538-026-00905-5
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