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What a naughty question! I don't know, maybe this will make me sound stupid, but the idea that certain foods make you more apt to feel sexual seems like bullshit to me. My boyfriend says I get handsy when I'm drunk, so maybe liquor is the magical elixir.

Candy's dandy, but liquor is quicker, as they say. I've always found this to be true.

I think spicy foods can be stimulating. Especially when they are rubbed on your, um, lips :D

For the most part, I don't think it's the foods themselves, chemically, that cause the excitement, but the ideas and anticipations that they conjure up.

Has anyone tried cooking with Viagra???

I don't know if simon is joking or not, but you should not be rubbing food on your bits, spicy or otherwise.

I said lips, not "lips."

I think a big meal with multiple courses over a long time leads to invariably to more booze and if you eat enough you feel great- making both parties in a better frame of mind for a nitecap!

@simon--You always say some pretty interesting stuff and always makes me laugh....glad to return the favor...

@BiereBeer-If I eat too many courses, even over a long period of time, the only thing I would feel is comatose and that is far from sexy--well, unless one is into necrophilia..HHMM!!??

Exercise is important as well. I exercise my tongue by tying the stems from the cherries into knots.

Don't mean to toot my own horn here, but I once tied 20 cherry stems in knots in less than 30 minutes. There were obviously a lot of shirley temple drinkers around that night.

@stripey ~ That must have been one LONG stem!

Holy cold shower, what did I walk in on. My husband gets amorous over near anything I make he likes. When I put the food onto plates he rubs his hands together and says oh baby oh baby. I think Mr Tomato's deal was sealed on either the fried chicken or the ravioli and sauage. Breakfast just pushed him over the edge.

Sex is all about the brain. When you feel loved and well received by someone you get comfortable and the stage is set for interactions less casual and more personal. People react the same way around food.
Many people I know do not "eat" in front of people they do not know on a date. When I saw "Nine 1/2 Weeks" that was pretty erotic. Anyone who doesn't think so has got to be kidding.

The thing I make for Mr Tomato, my husband, is chocolate truffles. It was the first handmade gift I ever made for him when we dated and when I make those for him he says it still moves him (insert your own conclusions). That gift to him is as passionate as anything I could give (insert conclusions here) him. I am sure it makes him feel good and what makes Mr Tomato feel good is always good for me. (winks)

@JerzeeTomato--You always make me smile when you refer to your OH, as "Mr. Tomato"....I love it! Mr. Tomato sure appreciates you...
This was a fun thread no matter how "off the beaten path" it became. After all, life can't be taken too seriously and besides most of you guys (gals) are a fun, articulate, crazy, wonderful bunch! I've come to see that..No matter what Don Luis says!
Anyway, Jerzee, you certainly hit the nail right on the head with everything you wrote..

@simon ~ There is still time!

Sex on the computer, what a novel idea!

i dont think its really the food but definitly cooking with my hubs makes us both feel romantic... and for sure when booze is involved...

@Pavlov just be careful crushed nuts arent on the menu ;-)

Spring does make us extra-frisky-- I highly recommend a surprise bubble bath with two flutes of champagne with cut strawberries inside them. Cliche but a nice one!

Alcohol. Particularly red wine. Boyfriend always laughs because I get flushed and uh, touchy feely. That, however, lasts only a short time because the other effect red wine has on me? Sleep.

My roommate had an unfortunate incident with her BF at the beginning of the year. It involved hot fudge and whipped cream. Well, I'm not sure how they were heating it...but the comforter caught fire and they both ended up with burns on their legs. Oops.

OMG I'm just blushing reading this thread; you guys are naughty!
I find whipped cream (the spray-can kind) to be extra special for extra special evenings.

Happy Springtime! :D

TAMPOPO IS THE BEST

one of my favorite cookbooks...Booty Food by Jacqui Malouf

@chiffy ~ Actually, ANYTHING Lobster gets my motor running!

what a hilarious discussion! Simply another example of human fixation on sex.
@dmarina: I totally agree about really primal food! Really meaty, gamey, earthy flavors work for me! Goat cheese or even something like a Gloucester. Any rich and rarish meat on the bone, or even off. Really unctuous and heady anything animal-like. Delishhh.
As for a drink, often bourbon does the trick. And of course a good red.
Also I agree with previous comment about complex spices!

There is something about a man, eating foods that are described by many as "you just have to have a taste for it" because many aspects of sex are looked at as "its just not my thing" If he likes certain kinds of sushi, foods you cannot pronounce, brussel sprouts, liver, etc..... than YOU KNOW he will be willing to eat heartily from the table of love.

I don't know if this is an Asian thing or Japanese specific, but Chinese soft-shelled turtle is considered to be aphrodisiac.
There are soft-shelled turtle specialty stores, and the one near my grandmother's house has an inappropriate turtle statue in front of the store.
I managed to find a picture by Googling if you are interested.
Unfortunately (?) I haven't tried the turtles, so I don't know how it works.

I have an aphrodisiac cookbook called "Intercourses" that I bought at a party because of the gorgeous photography (really!!!) because I don't really believe in aphrodisiacs chemically, more the sensual experience of food. But now I'm less sure, as several things originating in that book have gotten me into trouble without anyone even knowing where they came from.

Have you seen the movie ( "Tom Jones" from the 60s?) with that marvelous eating scene? Maybe it is not what you eat, but how you eat it?

how about a blindfolded chocolate tasting? i recommend Dagoba tasting sized squares...

FRESH TUNA !

Did anyone see "Last tango in Paris"?

Raw oysters. After 2 or 3 dozen, it's like a monster gets in me! I can go till I drop.