Dear "The Man"!
Thank you for your question. The definition of Aphrodisiacs could be
found in the dictionary:
"aph•ro•di•si•ac ( P ) Pronunciation Key (fr-dz-k, -dz-)
adj.
Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.
n.
Something, such as a drug or food, having such an effect". (Source:
Dictionary, Referrence.com, "aphrodisiac"
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=aphrodisiac&r=67)
In other words, aphrodisiacs are those things that cause us - either
males or females - to feel sexually aroused, to desire, to become
romantically excited. Aphrodisiac stems of course from Greek -
aphrodisiakos, from aphrodisia - sexual pleasures; and especially
from the Greek mythology, in which Aphrodite, was the Goddess of love
and sex. The Cambridge History of Food writes, that "Aphrodisiacs were
first sought out as a remedy for various sexual anxieties including
fears of inadequate performance as well as a need to increase
fertility. Procreation was an important moral and religious issue and
aphrodisiacs were sought to insure both male and female potency." (See
also Gourmet Sleuth, Aphrodisiac Foods,
http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/aphrodis_foods.htm).
Several sorts of food are believed to be aphrodisiacs: chocolate is
well known as an aphrodisiac, as well as oysters, pine-nuts, sea
turtle eggs and animal genitalia. The reasons for the beliefs on these
foods are various: some have actual influence on our brains; others
consist of animal or plants parts that are considered "fertile" in
mythology.
Gourmet Sleuth have a list of what consists of an aphrodisiac
(according to some beliefs), with some recipes as well:
http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/aphrodis_foods.htm
Another interesting site with recipes of aphrodisiacs is London Food
Film Siesta , with their article "APHRODISIACS: FOOD TO TURN YOU ON/"
http://www.londonfoodfilmfiesta.co.uk/Artmai~1/Aphrodisiacs%20-%20Food%20to%20turn%20you%20on.htm
The BBC also has some tips on aphrodisiac meal on their site. Sex
counsellor Suzie Hayman writes in "Make an aphrodisiac meal"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/sex/exercise_aphrodisiac.shtml , that
making a meal together and having finger food might be sexually
constructive.
Other sites with aphrodisiac recipes could be found in Yahoo! :
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Food_and_Drink/Cooking/Recipes/By_Ingredient/Aphrodisiac_Recipes/
And you could also buy a whole cook book with "love making" recipes:
Intercourses: An Aphrodisiac Cookbook by Martha Hopkins, Randall
Lockridge, Ben Fink http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0965327507/102-4689568-0700965/ltc-political/102-4689568-0700965
Some drugs are also known as aphrodisiacs. For example, marijuana is
considered by some as an aphrodisiac, although contested by others.
You could find information about it from the "Old Hippy":
http://www.hippy.com/php/article.php?sid=166
It should be mentioned, that many crooks online are offering what they
define as "aphrodisiac", with or without delivering anything which is
more than food additive. Actually, you might receive a lot of spam
mail attesting that they sell aphrodisiac. Since I wouldn’t buy from
someone who spams in any case, I cannot testify, but several sites
online claim that the commercial sites are mostly scams. However,
several have interesting offers, like this aphrodisiac soap:
http://www.baththyme.com/soap/Aphrodisiac.html
In that context, the smell of roses was also known to be an
aphrodisiac:
http://www.daylightartworks.com/aphro.html
See other commercial products here:
http://directory.google.com/Top/Shopping/Health/Reproduction_and_Sexuality/Aphrodisiacs/?il=1
You could take this fun quiz on aphrodisiacs:
http://quiz.ivillage.co.uk/uk_food/tests/Aphrodisiac.htm
And if we are in the realm of fun, check out this aphrodisiac joke,
now that you know what aphrodisiacs are:
http://www.emailajoke.com/pics/clean/beer_for_ugly_people.asp
I hope this answered your question. In order to answer it, I used my
own knowledge and also searched the Web for "aphrodisiacs". If you
need any clarifications on my answer, please let me know. I'd be
pleased to clarify my answer before you rate it. |
Request for Answer Clarification by
theman123-ga
on
07 Apr 2003 16:09 PDT
Hi politicalguru-ga,
Thanks for your answer, appreciated, if you can perhaps give more
places I can research or find me more aphrodisiac foods, that would be
SUPER!, definelty would be a 5 star performance ...
Cheers
TheMan123
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