It's hot today. Why do I still want to eat hot food?

It seems like I should be craving some sort of cool salad, but instead I feel like eating Mexican food, as I often do when it’s really hot, and I’m not necessarily talking about spicy, just food that’s cooked and served hot. I finally broke down and went out to find some cheese enchiladas and a potato taco.

I just drank about a gallon of iced tea, so I definitely don’t crave hot drinks, just hot food.

Also, when it’s cold, that’s when I prefer to eat ice cream. I never crave ice cream when it’s hot outside. I eat most of my ice cream during the winter months. I don’t eat a lot of ice cream to begin with, but when there’s pie for Thanksgiving and Christmas, that’s when I’m mostly likely to eat ice cream. It just goes so well with pie.

Why do I want hot food when it’s hot and ice cream when it’s cold?