Are Aphrodisiacs Real?

<p>So Kamea experienced a foodgasm, and Rose quit her job what better way to process than to podcast?  Finishing our exploration of sex and food with a conversation about aphrodisiacs. Are they even real? What is so alluring and exotic about them? Listen to hear a personal exploration of these questions as well as some unexpected Kitchen Confessions. </p> <p>If you laughed or learned something from our show, please share Thyme to Chat with a friend and rate us on your favorite app. It really makes a difference as we make this community.</p> Connect with us on Instagram: <a href='http://instagram.com/thymetochatpodcast%20'>@thymetochatpodcast </a> You can connect with your hosts at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/culinaryherbalism/'>@culinaryherbalisim</a> and <a href='https://www.instagram.com/tastysaltyreal/'>@tastysaltyreal</a>.    <p>*This show contains strong language and is not appropriate in all settings. Listener discretion is advised*</p> <p>----more----</p> Food and Erotica  <p>Both ways of experiencing the act of inhabiting a body. To experience them fully we must tune into our senses and learn to have a relationship to our sensations. Isabel Allende illustrates this connection of flesh and food in her <a href='http://isabelallende.com/en/book/aphrodite/excerpt'>book Aphrodite.</a> Lust and gluttony hold a deep history of indulgence and reservation as we seek our own path toward enlightenment. The common thread is of course<a href='https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2001/nov/11/foodanddrink1'> human desire.</a></p>   Get Handsy <p>The Kamasutra does include instructions for utilizing aphrodisiacs<a href='https://qz.com/india/994082/the-ancient-indian-aphrodisiacs-from-the-kamasutra-lurking-in-your-cupboard/'>, but it comes with some ground rules.</a> These include using your own common sense and not taking the life of another being. Should we just get in there with our hands?<a href='https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-history-of-western-eating-utensils-from-the-scandalous-fork-to-th