Cooking with Aphrodisiacs

Nothing is better than delicious foods or aromatic scents to stimulate the senses and make a romantic mood for seductive pleasure.

Ginger increases pleasure of the senses and increases blood flow to the genitals. Many delicious recipes include ginger. The aroma of ginger is also very stimulating and sensuous. It has been used for thousands of years for remedies and for cooking scrumptious meals. Ginger is a common ingredient in Asian meals and Polynesian cuisine.

Some other aphrodisiacs to experiment with in cooking are quite common and easy to obtain. Many are even already in your local grocery store, like asparagus and mustard. Asparagus grows wild in some areas of Europe. People have, for many centuries, eaten them knowing of the aphrodisiac qualities. Asparagus dipped in mustard is a simple pleasure to the taste buds. Mustard, dried or liquid, increases desire. If you don’t like mustard, use a combination of butter, mayonnaise and lemon juice. Not as potent, but just as delicious!

Some of the other more commonly used aphrodisiacs are:

• Ginseng, also known as Horney Goat Weed and in Chinese medicine, Yin Yang Huo. Ginseng is used to increase desire and energy. It is especially potent in men.
• Chocolate increases neurotransmitters in the brain(feel good chemicals): endorphins, serotonin, dopamine, etc.
• Cardamom is a bit expensive, but worth the cost. It can be purchased in the spice section at your grocery store. It is an aphrodisiac with the ability to increase desire and prolong lovemaking. A yummy tonic to drink before bed is to mix warm milk, one-half teaspoon of cardamom and honey.

Many aphrodisiacs are added to menus and would probably surprise Grandma if she knew how many times she cooked with an herb that is an aphrodisiac or added ginger and nutmeg to her family’s diet never considering the qualities of sensual power and sexual desire imparted between the lips of Grandpa.

Most of us today do not cook with the knowledge of what each food can do for us. We rarely think of a food as having aphrodisiac qualities or make up a menu with anything in mind other than feeding ourselves nutritionally. In today’s kitchen, many of us are more concerned with how easily a meal is to prepare and how little work is involved. We hardly seem to concern ourselves with alternative qualities a meal can supply. The Ancients always understood and took care to use a food and herb to gain the most it had to offer. They understood, or maybe just had the time to think about, what benefit something would have for their quality of life.

Starting a romantic evening with an aphrodisiac can create a mood for lovemaking and stimulate the senses. Begin with an appetizer blushing with sensual food. Here are a few suggestions for some appetizers with aphrodisiac ingredients.