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Sex And Food

As the saying goes, "the couple that feeds together, breeds together." Okay so I made that up to suit my own purposes, but it is a well documented fact that sex and food are inextricably linked. And why shouldn't they be? They both have the same ultimate purpose of securing the continued survival of our species. To that end, nature has cleverly ensured our willing compliance with this mandate by enrobing both in the delights of sensual satisfaction.

Our common use of the word 'honey' to refer to someone we find sexually attractive is no mere coincidence. In fact, the term honeymoon refers to this sweet, sticky, love nectar because of the ancient custom of newlyweds drinking mead, or honey wine for a lunar month after the nuptials to guarantee a quick start to a family.

Many foods have long been held to have aphrodisiac properties. While this can sometimes be attributed to fanciful folklore, in many cases it has a sound foundation in fact, and is acknowledged by medical science.

Asparagus was believed to have aphrodisiac powers in nineteenth century France in large part because of its obvious similarity to an uncircumcised penis. Course after course of the erotic vegetables were traditionally fed to bridegrooms on their wedding night. I know of at least one wedding night that was ruined by asparagus though. After consuming lots of the little green phallic fellows, my friend found his urine smelled very odd, and wondered if a little plumbing problem had gone unnoticed. Unable to consummate the marriage, he was forced to try and explain this predicament to his new bride in the most apologetic terms. Ultimately it all worked out for them, but needless to say it was an inauspicious start to a marriage. As it turns out, the culprit was probably methylmercaptin, a harmless, naturally occurring amino acid derivative found in asparagus. It is extremely rapidly uptaken and dispensed in urine, and can be noticeable within mere minutes of consuming asparagus.

Mundane old celery of all things, is the real item though and does actually contain a substance called androsterone. This powerful male hormone is released through sweating and is known to cause sexual arousal in women.

While it may not take too much imagination to figure the erotic possibilities of the common cucumber, you might not have guessed that a study conducted by the Chicago Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation found that women were actually aroused by the very smell of the cool vegetable.

Chocolate is a food that most of us can easily equate with sex. It is one of the favourite gifts lovers exchange on Valentine's Day, and for good reason. It turns out that chocolate contains several hundred complex compounds, including caffeine, a stimulant, and phenylethylamine, a substance found in the brain and believed to be associated with the electro-chemical sensations we experience as love. An Aztec invention, chocolate was consumed unsweetened in huge quantities by Montezuma before attending to a harem of several hundred women. Well guys, there's optimism for you!

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