Sexy Chocolate, Chili-Hot!
September 1, 2006 by ruth
Filed under Food & Nutrition
The belief (I bet it’s going to be tough to prove it as a fact) that chocolate is an aphrodisiac has been doing the rounds since about 1,500 years ago, among the Mayans and Aztecs in South America. To a certain extent, chocolate does lift up mood by trigerring the release of happiness hormones in the brain, but to say it’s an aphrodisiac is a bit off the mark, a claim that still lacks solid proof.
So if chocolate is not an aphrodisiac, why not make it into one?
An array of organic chocolates bearing unusual names such as ‘Dreamy‘, ‘Beautiful‘, ‘Fantastic‘, ‘Lovely‘, ‘Sexy‘ and ‘Sensual‘ will be showcased at the International Speciality and Fine Foods Fair in London next week. The ‘Sexy‘ chocolate bar is made of Belgian chocolate laced with chili, which contains capsaicin, the compound that gives red chilli pepper its heat, and has been reported by several studies to boost heat generation by the body, and therefore boost metabolism. Aside from that it’s also supposed to act as an aphrodisiac, though I haven’t unearthed any publication that document such powers from chili.
Incidentally, I’ve had a taste of Lindt’s “Mexikanischer Gewürzzauber”, which was delightful–quite an experience, really– but sorry to report, did nothing perceptible to my sexual appetite.
Read more about this sexy chocolate from ConfectioneryNews. If you can’t make it to London for the fair, try whipping up your own sexy combo and try baking these Chocolate and Chili Bites. Your tastebuds will surely get tickled, if nothing else!
Recently, my sister and I bought Lindt dark chocolate/cherry/chili. It was good. Although, I didn’t feel any kick in my libido. haha
chocolate and chili: a hot exploding combination. aphrodisiac or not, chocolate with chili will sure tingle the senses. but then maybe the aphrodisiac effect is dependent on a person’s key enzymes or something.
You are crfaking me up, Ruth. I never would have thought about chocolate and chili. I’ll leave the whole other discussion to the grown ups HAHA
Chocolate and chili were common ingredients of an Aztec beverage, 1500 years old. The Aztec civilization is not from south America, is from México, which is part of north America. They didn’t call themselves Aztecs, but Mexicans. Their chocolate was not refined as nowadays, that process was invented in the 1800’s by the Swiss. Chocolate means “bitter water” in the Aztecs’ Nahua language. Personally, I don’t believe in aphrodisiac foods or beverages. For me the only aphrodisiac is love, a good partner, her smells and flavor, a good setting and some erotic films or books.