Valentine’s Day Foods – a lot more than chocolate and champagne!

Martha Hopkins, co-author of The New InterCourses: An Aphrodisiac Cookbook, says that historically speaking, items that were perceived as rare or hard to find – like coffee and chocolate, as well as items that resembled specific body parts – like asparagus or oysters, were considered aphrodisiacs. These days, the criterion for what is considered an aphrodisiac food is somewhat different.

With Valentine's Day around the corner, we decided to explore some of the more popular aphrodisiac food varieties to see what makes them tick. From bananas to garlic, pine nuts to grapes, aphrodisiac foods taste delicious and truly span the gamut.