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Bhagavad Gita · 17.9

कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः॥

kaṭv-amla-lavaṇāty-uṣhṇa-tīkṣhṇa-rūkṣha-vidāhinaḥ āhārā rājasasyeṣhṭā duḥkha-śhokāmaya-pradāḥ

Foods that are bitter, sour, salty, excessively hot, pungent, dry, and burning are dear to those in the mode of passion. Such foods cause pain, grief, and disease.

— Bhagavad Gita 17.9

Source: Sacred-Texts.com (Sanskrit) + Bhagavad-Gita.io (translations)

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