LOVE FOOD

The goddess of beauty, love and sexuality is Aphrodite, born near Paphos and ocean lives were her troupe. She came from the sea, and she float ashore on a scallop shell.

The word, Aphrodisiacs is derived from Aphrodite who is also known as the Lady of Cythera and at time, the Lady of Cyprus.

Seafood, particularly scallop, mussels, oysters, clams and lobsters, are considered great aphrodisiacs due to its ability to raise the sexual hormone levels. Scallops are a cosmopolitan family found in all of the world's oceans and they contain vitamin B12, and zinc, the essential nutrients needed to maintain sexual desire.

Scallops are popular in both Western and Eastern cooking and dried scallops are preferred by the Chinese in preparation of herbal soups. Mussels can be smoked, steamed, or barbecued and they are excellent source of vitamin B12 and Selenium. Mussels are popular in Serkam, Umbai, Malacca where they are taken with Malaysian's national dish, Nasi Lemak.

Phenylethylamine (PEA) is similar to amphetamine in its action, releases norepineohrine and dopamine. The amount of PEA in chocolate is far too low to really make a difference and PEA releases the same hormone during sexual intercourse.

Orgasm is important to ensure that the sexual intercourse is pleasureable.

Also deemed to be aphrodisiacs are asparagus, avocado, durian, ginger, red wine, honey, and even mango. Seafood, red wine, and chocolate should be on your Valentine's menu and it is one of the few dates in a year that reminded us to be romantic by nature.

Do not forget the food you would love for love.

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