ON VALENTINE'S DAY the relationship between chocolate and sex becomes, at least for gentlemen considering the ideal gift, less a matter of theoretical musing and one of stark practicality. Will a box of chocolates do the trick? In some parts of Europe sex and chocolate go hand in hand, though a causal link is unclear. Mediterranean lovers tend to have as much sex but less chocolateĀperhaps hotter weather has a bearing on both. The Japanese have precious little of either.
Since I find pasta a greater aphrodisiac that chocolate, I completely understand the Italian numbers. Those Chinese need to cool it and the Greeks are just lying.