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the aphrodisiac power of
bacon
Although I can find no evidence based on nutrition to support the idea that bacon is an aphrodisiac, I’ve been reading evidence of its amorous effects for years. And certainly, with today’s bacon makeover, I can easily see how bacon can be incorporated into a steamy night of seduction.
I think it was Betty Fussel, a brilliant food biographer, whose accounts of bacon’s role in a torrid affair first planted the seed in my mind that bacon could have hedonistic powers. I became even more curious when I learned that a DC-area restaurant began offering regularly scheduled “bacon aphrodisiac dinners.” |
Famed aphrodisiac reference Lewd Food
cited a Victorian woman, (I find it hilarious that the book refers to her as a Pigimist), who swore by the powers of the pig to light her inner fire. The book also sites several literary references to the persuasive power of bacon before dissolving into tales of Spartans and... long... fat.. pork sausages.
Next, I consulted the web. A google search brought up multiple blogs dedicated to a passion for the pig, all of which, at some point in their postings, discussed the aphrodisiac power of this intensely-flavored meat. Another blog reminded me of the Taco Bell ad selling a Bacon Chalupa as an aphrodisiac. Tucked away inside a woman’s purse, the scent of the Chalupa turned men to putty in the woman’s hands.
Clearly, we are a part of a culture obsessed with, as Anthony Bourdain
calls it, “the gateway protein.” (As in, the power of bacon is so great that it can lure vegetarians to cast aside their herbivore ways.
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