sex on a plate

I like to believe in the power of certain foods to evoke lust. But really, it's not what you eat that is sexy, it's the way you eat it. While some must ply their partners with oysters and asparagus to guarantee attention, others need do nothing more than slowly lick a stray crumb from their lower lip. Sure, the way Ally McBeal sips her travelling cappuccino with her bee-stung lips is bordering on the X rated, but if her altogether cooler pal Ling Woo was to do it, we may well be into the realms of pay per view. Bluntly, you have either got it or you haven't.The list of aphrodisiac foods is longer than you might think, but they fit loosely into one of three categories. Those that contain natural stimulants such as the phenylalanine in chocolate, those that are sensuous in the mouth such as oysters and ripe figs, and those to which legend is attached. While chillies and ginger firmly get my vote, others swear by broad beans and brazil nuts. I have heard applause too for avocados (phenylalanine again) and porridge (oats are thought to raise testosterone levels). Yet studies by Dr Alan Hirch at the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago have shown that nothing gets a guy up like the smell of freshly baked pumpkin pie.

Cardamom does it for some - and with good reason. The little black seeds contain not only two androgens (the hormones that increase sexual desire in men) but cineole, a compound known to stimulate the central nervous system. Ginger, a close relative, is the food world's Viagra. I only found this out recently, long after I took to putting a slice in my early-morning hot water and lemon. True, I had been feeling a warm glow, but hadn't made the connection. Fortunately scientists now have. Forget sirloin - you really can't go wrong with chillies and ginger.

You also feel sexy when you eat certain foods, like strawberries and whipped cream, simply biting into the juicy fruit and having your partners eyes on you, a bit of cream is left on your top lip and you have to lick of off, us girls do not realise that while we are simply eating,we are in fact driving men crazy. So yes there are certain foods that are suppose to make us more lustful but it is the way we eat them, I mean I for one would not find it hot if Ian Somerhalder was eating like a pig, it is the way you do things that make you sexy.  So next time you are on a date, remember to eat like your a goddess and make eye contact while eating, trust me it does wonders

Reference
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2002/feb/10/shopping.familyandrelationships2
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