Aphrodisiacs: From ancient love potions to the food industry
The relationship between food and sex enters into all aspects of culture. Our relationship with food goes beyond a simple diet and is of great importance throughout our lives, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually.
In fact, eating is an incredibly intimate act, involving all the senses, touch, taste, sight, sound and smell. Sharing meals is basically human behavior and one of the most common ways of seduction.
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Aphrodisiacs are part of the culture
This relationship between food and sex enters into all aspects of culture from high to low; from "fine" art to "porn hashtags" on social media, memorable meals in literature, movie feasts, and even music. Our relationship with food is an integral part of our language as well. We "starve" for love, we "swallow", our passion is "insatiable". Men call women "honey", "sweet" or "cookie". The sweet married life begins with the "honeymoon".
The basis of the relationship between food and desire can be found in the need for reproduction. Food is the essence of life, our fuel. The earth produces food, there is even evidence that ritual sexual intercourse was organized in early rural societies during the harvest. In 16th-century England, some courtesans held peeled apples under their armpits to soak them in sweat and then gave them to the chosen ones.
The smell of food
Eating is the most intimate act that involves all the senses, touch, taste, sight, sound and smell - the last is the sexiest of all the senses.
The love affair starts in the nose because of the pheromones. The smell of food is very powerful. According to research, women have a much stronger sense of smell than men. They have always relied on their noses to identify a partner with opposite proteins to their immune system, thus providing the strongest possible biological pair and optimal genetic structure.
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Not surprisingly, different sexes have different needs for aphrodisiacs. For men it is about potency, masculinity, toughness and size.
Women, on the other hand, have always been more concerned about fertility. They also used aphrodisiacs to attract, trap, or retain partners. Women were responsible for introducing many dishes into the aphrodisiac repertoire. The courtesans had to keep the attention of their customers and so they invented various recipes. Mrs. Pompadour had the tips for asparagus, Mademoiselle Mars, a theater diva, came up with almond soup. If they did not invent dishes, women inspired dishes.
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Top 4 aphrodisiacs
An aphrodisiac is a means used to stimulate sexual desire.
Oysters - Casanova style, oysters that are eaten directly from the mouth of the partner.
Caviar - Balls filled with refined salinity.
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Truffles - Black diamonds on the table.
Bread - Who can deny the perfectly simple taste of bread and butter?
