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When we think of aphrodisiacs we may think of luxury foods, like oysters and champagne, however as we find out in this video, these are not the most intriguing of historical aphrodisiacs. Join Food Historian Tasha Marks and Dr Jennifer Evans, Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Hertfordshire, as they talk through some of the more everyday foods that have historically been viewed as romantic pick me ups.

Pleasant Vices is a four-part series on aphrodisiacs, beer, sugar and chocolate. Each is hosted by Tasha Marks with invited guests and each with accompanying recipe film. To accompany this episode Tasha has invented a historical inspired aphrodisiac you can make at home. You can find it here: https://bit.ly/2KOJQ9r

To find out more read Tasha’s top 5 historical aphrodisiacs on the British Museum blog, here: https://bit.ly/2jORsw9

or visit her website AVM Curiosities, here: http://www.avmcuriosities.com/ to see what else she’s been up to.

Dr Jennifer Evans, is a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Hertfordshire, where her research is focused on the body, medicine and gender and covers the period 1550-1750. She is the author of Aphrodisiacs, Fertility and Medicine in Early Modern England a key factual resource for this video.