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Most Popular Aphrodisiac Foods

Recipes

No interesting romantic encounter has ever been facilitated by a burger and fries.

For a romantic dinner, it is mandatory to cook a meal that may encourage a true spiritual and sensual communion.

Here is a list of the Most Popular Aphrodisiac Foods:

Avocado
It is rich of potassium, which improves circulation, the muscular tone and the hormonal activity. It also contains magnesium which improves the sexual appetite.

Cayenna pepper
It contains vitamin C, which improves circulation.

Celery
It is excellent for muscles and helps to thin the blood, reduces the cholesterol level helping to maintain the arteries clean. The Romans used to dedicated the celery to Pluton, god of sex.

Chilli
It is a well-known aphorodisiac. It is important not to exceed the correct dose, because too much of it keeps the digestive system too busy, taking away blood from the other organs.

Chocolate
It contains stimulant substances, such as caffeine, metilxantine, teobromine and feniletalamine (similar to anfetamine), which increase the level of sugar and gives a sensation of well-being. It is enough to eat a few pieces of bitter chocolate (the one one with the higher percentage of cocoa) to increase the production of endorphins and, therefore, to increase the pleasure.

Fennel
It increases the sexual appetite.

Ginger
In Arabia, women prepare sweets with honey and ginger to stimulate sexual initiative in their husbands.

Lettuce
In small portion of lettuce has a calming, relaxing effect, but in big quantity the effect is exactly the opposite, becoming a strong stimulant.

Oysters
There is zinc in oysters and zinc facilitates the production of testosterone, both in men and women.

Oregano
Its aphoridisac qualities are excellent to fight impotence and psycologic frigidity, thanks to its fabolous aroma.

Saffron
It is a stimulator of the erogenous areas. Research proved that it has the same effects as hormones.

Vanilla
It has always been considered an aphrodisiac. Vanilla seeds are essential in aromatherapy; the vanilla essential oil is very useful in massages. Then to eat vanilla is even better!


Of course the ingredients for the following recipes have been measured for 2 people.