FSCN 3615 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Rocky Mountain Oysters, Richard Cadbury, Aphrodisiac
Chocolate Continued
● Cacao
○ Montezuma (a famous Aztec king) would have snow brought from the mountain tops and would
pour chocolate over it
○ The spaniard spread the word that cacao was an aphrodisiac because Montezuma consumed a lot
of it to keep all of his mistresses happy
○ In 1519, ships were sent to Europe with cacao
● Today, chocolate is a symbol of courtship
● Valentine’s Day
○ The catholic church recognizes at least 3 different saints named Valentine, all were martyred
○ Legend #1
■ Valentine was a priest living in Rome in the 3rd century
■ Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers and outlawed marriage
for young men in his troops
■ Valentine deified Claudius and performed marriages for young lovers in secret
○ Legend #2
■ Valentine, a Roman was killed for refusing to give up Christianity
■ He died on February 14, 269 AD, the same day that had been devoted to love lotteries
■ He fell in love with the jailer’s daughter while he was waiting to be put to death
■ On february 14, he sent her a love note and signed it “From your valentine”
○ In 1861, Richard Cadbury created the first known heart-shaped candy box for Valentine’s Day
○ In 1923, Frank Mars invents the Milky Way chocolate bar in the Twin Cities
○ During World War II, nearly all the chocolates produced in the US is earmarked for the military
● Other tasty aphrodisiacs:
○ Honey: the nectar of aphrodite, honey is used to make sensual sweets, men sometimes refer to a
women’s secretion as “sweet as honey”
○ Tea and coffee: stimulating because of the caffeine, but probably not an aphrodisiac unless it
keeps you awake for night games
○ Alcohol: often connected with the dating game or wedding rituals
■ Wine, champagne, cognac, brandy
■ Henry IV of France made cognac and brandy stylish as an aphrodisiac, a glass after
dinner or before bed
○ Beef: the Italians believe that raw meat is erotic, cut in very fine slices, called capaccio
○ Goat: the ram symbolizes male sexual energy
○ Testicles: organs of certain animals have been believed to have eroticc properties. Men eat them,
women usually don’t, in the US testes are called Rocky Mountain oysters
○ Shrimp, prawns, crab and lobsters: very tasty, very aphrodisiac, boil and dip, supposed to
stimulate lovemaking
○ Oysters: “queens of aphrodisiacs”, eat them raw and slurped down
○ In the game of erotic play and food, the shapes most desired are phallic and rounded, those that
are fleshy, with moist texture, those with sensual colors of skin or pungent smells
○ Banana: associated with erotic energy and its a phallic symbol
○ Apple: the symbol of temptation, garden of Eden, it is also the symbolic fruit of Aphrodite, the
Goddess of Love
○ Almond: is associated with passion and fertility and is considered the most sensual component of
Arabic pastry making, italians use dit as a tonic for love
○ Cherry: Jocks used to boast of “popping a cherry”
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Document Summary
Valentine, a roman was killed for refusing to give up christianity. He died on february 14, 269 ad, the same day that had been devoted to love lotteries. He fell in love with the jailer"s daughter while he was waiting to be put to death. On february 14, he sent her a love note and signed it from your valentine . In 1861, richard cadbury created the first known heart-shaped candy box for valentine"s day. In 1923, frank mars invents the milky way chocolate bar in the twin cities. During world war ii, nearly all the chocolates produced in the us is earmarked for the military. Montezuma (a famous aztec king) would have snow brought from the mountain tops and would pour chocolate over it. The spaniard spread the word that cacao was an aphrodisiac because montezuma consumed a lot of it to keep all of his mistresses happy. In 1519, ships were sent to europe with cacao.