Help me make a sensual dinner.

July 24, 2005 11:50 PM

FoodPornFilter: Help me make a sensual meal. (Mildy NSFW text inside, possible TMI)

So there's a new someone in my life, but we're separated for a little while until he moves here permanently. Accordingly, we're planning an extra-special dinner for when he does arrive. One option we're considering is making a nice meal together.

The other is a full-on, no-holds-barred, sensual evening, with some sort of wickedly sinful dinner, with us as the plates.

Thus, MetaFiltrates, I turn to you. What are your favourite sensual recipes? As simple as figs in honey, or as complex as, er... complex things. Preference will be given to dishes that don't require utensils (or, at least, don't require knives), aren't hugely messy (couscous, for example, would be a tad on the untidy side), and aren't served so hot as to be uncomfortable on bare skin.

Exotic flavours (I live in Toronto, so finding pretty much anything is a breeze), bite-size pieces, unusual ideas. There's almost nothing either of us won't eat. Anyone who's seen my waistline knows I have a predilection towards pastries of all sorts; he salivates for mushrooms.


Help me make this a night to remember.

posted by dirtynumbangelboy to Food & Drink (10 answers total)

Anything that involves pulling with the teeth can be eaten in a seductive fashion: satay, crudite, etc. Short ribs are very nice for the sucking meat off the bone (NPI) effect. For the foodie-side of foodporn, balance sweet with enough savory things to maintain an appetite. On the flipside, heavy meals can easily reduce ardor for the post-prandial activities.
posted by allan at 11:59 PM on July 24, 2005

For dessert: profiteroles filled with cointreau and cream, dipped in a delicious chocolate syrup.
posted by Chimp at 12:19 AM on July 25, 2005

I know people have done Naked Sushi (actually safe for work) before, although I'm not necessarily sure how that'd work out in your situation, unless it's a thing where you're taking turns being the "plates". But you might be able to improvise with that, too.
posted by Rev. Syung Myung Me at 1:34 AM on July 25, 2005

Here's your answer: Booty Food! My boyfriend and I have had a fine time with this book!
posted by abbyladybug at 4:34 AM on July 25, 2005

My SO and I have been known to feed whipped cream and strawberries to one another. Nice thing about whipped cream is that it is so versatile.
posted by Rothko at 7:11 AM on July 25, 2005

Stay away from honey and whipped cream! Feeding strawberries and whipped cream to each other is lovely, but actually placing dairy products on the body starts to smell and taste icky after awhile. And honey is WAY too sticky. Take it from someone whose sexy evening turned into a sticky mess.
posted by equipoise at 7:32 AM on July 25, 2005

Another book that looks good is Intercourses. I don't have it, but I always want it when I find it at bookstores -- it looks gorgeous and the recipes sound good.

(Do men get yeast infections? You might be careful with sweet things near the places where yeast [or other] infections could happen, also.)
posted by librarina at 7:54 AM on July 25, 2005

Watch Tampopo and be inspired, though depending on your proclivities you may not want to get live prawns involved.
posted by squidlarkin at 10:19 AM on July 25, 2005

If you're going to be eating off each other, please don't take the easy way out (canned whipped cream and chocolate syrup). I have never had equipoise's problems with whipped cream: just make sure you're relatively thorough about licking it off, and take a shower together an hour or so after eating.

Chocolate ganache is great for eating off of your SO. It can be poured, but it's thick enough that it doesn't run off faster than it can be eaten. The only trick is to not have it too hot or let it get too cool (when it would solidify), but you can take care of that by keeping it in a warm water bath. It's very easy to make; you just heat some heavy cream very hot in the microwave, then add semisweet chips or chopped bittersweet chocolate and stir until smooth. Nothing completes an on-body dessert like a nice raspberry sauce. Thaw a bag of frozen raspberries, strain to remove the seeds, then add some sugar and cook over low heat to dissolve. Then refrigerate in a squeeze bottle. Between the ganache, the raspberry sauce, and real whipped cream, you'll have a great time.

I wouldn't bother with eating the other courses off each other; instead, make things that you can feed to each other at the table, or on the sofa. Or on the floor on a blanket.
posted by anapestic at 11:36 AM on July 25, 2005

Also, one idea I'd always thought would be interesting, but I've never tried it, nor am even sure if it'd work, but I thought it would be neat to apply ice to the SO's skin, then when it got really cold, remove the ice and pour on some of that Magic Shell stuff, to let it harden (perhaps needing to re-apply the ice afterward?), and then eating it off the body. It sounds like it might be all sensual and erotic and stuff, but I don't know if the body heat would keep it from solidifying or not. So, like, I dunno, if you go that route, you might try it on, say, your arm or something before hand. But I'd imagine the feeling of it solidifying and being pulled/cracked off would be interesting/intriguing/fun. But that's just me. Maybe I just like ice cream topping.
posted by Rev. Syung Myung Me at 3:25 PM on July 25, 2005