Culinary Mysteries - a Literary Chef's Blog

Prior to medical professors introducing the world to Viagra in their present day successful endeavour's to produce a antihypertensive drug, nature provided the means to enhance and increase sexual appetite.

In less modern times, cultures would experiment with food in search for new and powerful aphrodisiacs in their quest for the same outcome modern day Viagra provides.

In ancient Roman times the common carrot was said to expel the sexual suppressions of female prisoners when carrots were cooked in stock. Tomatoes were claimed as a powerful love potion which resembled a human heart according to Italian doctors.

The start of the new fig harvest in Ancient Greece initiated a tradition of sexual activity among husband and wife with the fig being related to love and reproduction. A blooming fig was compared to that of the female sex organ.

The testicle tree, known in modern times as an avocado, was how the Aztecs referred to an avocado tree based on the dangling pairs of fruit.

There are several theories as to why food can have an affect on our sexual behaviour and libido ranging from its contour and smell or whether the chemicals and vitamins in certain foods are the main determining factor that gets us in the mood. What ever its reason, this approach can be nothing other than a win-win plan of attack - great food and great sex, what more could we ask for!

Most of us would know that zinc is crucial for the output of testosterone in males and bears importance also for females to prevent friction during sex. Right throughout ancient and civilized times, foods that contain zinc such as caviar and oysters have been consumed to improve sexual performance. Oysters have the ability to swap their (male or female) sex to the opposite gender which has raised the theory that oysters can give us sexual stimulation from both a male and female perspective so be sure and add oysters to your shopping list!

Probably the universal all time favourite food, chocolate, comprises of a natural drug known as phenylethylamine which is also produced by our brain and gives us that exhilarating feeling of being in love. Cheese has a much higher content of phenylethylamine and is believed to have up to 10 times the affect of chocolate.

To develop sex hormones, B vitamins are a contributing requirement and is also a vital component to repel depressive disorders, anxiousness or drowsiness. With tiredness possibly being the biggest excuse not to have sex, obtain some advice on including B vitamins as part of your routine.

Online dating consultant and relationships guru, Francis Galloway, reckons capsaicin has the ingredients to spice things up - literally! Capsaicin is the high temperature producing chemical in chili peppers and is said to discharge endorphins and elevate our pulse.

Let the Aphrodisiac of nature get you in the mood.

With so much food to get you in the mood, what an ideal way to flirt with your date. Meeting new singles and forming new successful relationships is all part of what makes up our destiny. We love to be with interesting people who offer stimulating conversation, so next time you ask someone on a date tell them what food will get them in the mood, it's a good way to see if you're both on the same wave length without being too direct.

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