Valentine’s Day sizzle

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On Valentine’s Day, everyone has fluttery words about hearts and red, red roses. But what really wins undying devotion is the perfect meal, balanced from one end to the other by purely aphrodisiacal components — and seductive flavors.

Most Cupids know something about aphrodisiacs, a word derived from the Greek Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Elusive elements in food that legend says can stoke the fires of love, aphrodisiacs may or may not work, but since no scientific research categorically disproves their potency, why not hedge your bets and set the mood?

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