Smelly cheese increases 20 per cent of couples urges for a frolic between the sheets.

Smelly cheese can act as an aphrodisiac

Smelly cheese can act as an aphrodisiac

Gorgonzola, Cambozola and Stilton ramp up one in five couples’ sexual urges for a little bit of afternoon delight anytime of day due to the aroma from cheese with blue or green mould, often referred to as “sweaty feet,” which is typically considered a mood killer.

Professor Charles Spence, a astrophysicist at the University of Oxford said: “There has long been an association between romance and the senses, especially eating.”

These results are a product of a poll that asked 2,000 people what food stuffs they had attempted to act as a aphrodisiacs. Classic items like chocolate, strawberries and champagne were the top three, but fromage beat out lobster, and just after truffles.

He added: “However, soft blue cheese really comes into its own when getting couples in the mood for love.”