mint fever

Mint is grown all over the world for culinary and medicinal use. Chefs in countries as diverse as France, Turkey, India, Portugal, Cuba and Thailand love to tease their dishes with mint's one-of-a-kind freshness. As great chefs across the globe know but few home cooks realize, mint comes in enough varieties to suit whatever your style of seduction. If you like a strong come-on, try peppermint. Or consider apple mint for something gentle and sweet.

Used in combination with other aphrodisiac ingredients, mint is the component credited with increasing appetites of all kinds. Best of all, the aromatic impression it leaves on the breath has been shown in case studies to inspire kissing. Just one quick nibble, and mint will leave your breath as fresh as a bedtime brushing.