Vietnamese people are an entrepreneurial lot. Simon Bao pointed me to this article from Thanh Nien Daily, a party-sponsored publication in Vietnam. Who needs chemically produced Viagra if there are oysters, seahorses, turtles and goat kidneys to help you in times of need.
Rock the Cradle of Love contains rough instructions/recipes too. Now I've got Billy Idol's voice in my head. Wonder if the 1990 music video inspired the Thanh Nien writer. . .
My how times have changed and not.
Simon Bao says
Andrea, I had to bring this up during lunch at the office, and have colleagues explain to me the meaning of the title and lyrics for "Rock the Cradle of Love." I was kind of like, "Ohh... Ohhhh... OHHHH!!!"
Now I understand why I wasn't permitted to watch MTV during my impressionable years. 🙂
Well at least we now all have menus for Valentine's Dinner 2008.
Andrea Nguyen says
Oh my, Simon. During his heyday, Billy Idol loved being a very very bad boy. That song and the Lolita-like video sent the message loud and clear. That's why I was so struck by the Vietnamese reporter's choice of title and overall provocative tone. But it's all in the name of progress and making a buck!
Ivy says
If I can figure out where to get all the crazy ingredients and cook those recipes, I can open a "Vietnamese Aphrodisiacs" restaurant and make a fortune. Although most of the customers would order to-go, I think.
Anonymous says
Ivy, you don't want to be doing that, you'll have federal agents and Interpol and World Wildlife Fund inspectors raiding your restaurant. 🙂
A few years ago I read an article about some scientists who hoped that the arrival of cheap Viagra in China and other Asian nations might spare the wildlife. Many, perhaps most of the species who have their parts turned into traditional aphrodisiacs are threatened, if not endangered. Scientists hoped consumers in Asia would come to rely on small blue pi
Andrea Nguyen says
I see beef pizzles in the Asian market frozen section all the time... It's likely that the MEPs get people looking for natural alternatives. What people ought to do is just relax a bit, eat better, and get more exercise. They'll have fewer problems getting their mojo going.
marlon says
Vietnamese people are an entrepreneurial lot.