Thursday, June 07, 2007

Italian Diet has Natural Aphrodisiacs

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Spicy sausages and smelly cheese hold the secrets to good sex. A quarter of Italian women who participated in the survey said salami was their favourite aphrodisiac, while 21 percent voted for cheese. Other culinary treats that arouse Italian libidos include risotto alla Milanese, flavoured with saffron, and plates of steamed vegetables, which both garnered 12 percent of the vote.

Nduja, a fiery hot salami from Calabria,  increases blood flow.and  "Chilli helps release a peptide in the gut which is like natural Viagra."

 

How Italians Rekindle L'amore

 

Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
June 05 2007

Rome - So you thought oysters and champagne were considered the best aphrodisiacs? Think again. According to recent poll, Italians have found more prosaic ways of spicing up their love life.

The Daily Telegraph reports that a poll has revealed that spicy sausages and smelly cheese hold the secrets to good sex. A quarter of Italian women who participated in the survey said salami was their favourite aphrodisiac, while 21 percent voted for cheese. Other culinary treats that arouse Italian libidos include risotto alla Milanese, flavoured with saffron, and plates of steamed vegetables, which both garnered 12 percent of the vote.

The survey, done by Telecom Italia, showed that oysters, which are considered to be aphrodisiacs but are quite rare in Italy, do not feature at all.

Italian food is not often lauded for its ability to make the heart flutter, but the director of the Artes Centre for Assisted Procreation, Alessandro Di Gregorio, believes that the "benefits of the Mediterranean diet on libido are clear."

He has associated the eating of Nduja, a fiery hot salami from Calabria, with an increased blood flow.

Sasy Di Gregoria: "Chilli helps release a peptide in the gut which is like natural Viagra."

Another expert who specialises in male impotence, Bruno Giammusso, is of the opinion that Italian delicacies "can undoubtedly produce an advantageous effect".

Says Serenella Salomoni, an Italian sexologist: "Food and sex are a magical alchemy of elements. But it is important, with cuisine, to drown all the senses."

She has counselled women to focus on how they lift food to their mouths and to chew "discreetly", to create an intimate atmosphere.

However, in spite of the daring claims of Italian scientists, the commonly held view is that aphrodisiacs have little medical value.

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