Genussreise der Sinne

1. Station: Tour in the Natural History Museum – "Flower Sex". The Colorful Activities of Plants
Plants are living beings, and yes, they also have sex. Their "pleasure center" is the flowers – within them are stamens and ovaries, their sexual organs. Plant sex revolves around the question of how pollen grains reach the right stigma. Not so simple, since plants are usually firmly rooted and cannot move towards one another.
Some entrust their pollen to the wind. Others entice various insects and even birds with fancy appearances, fragrances, and nectar to act as postillon d’amour, carrying the pollen from one flower to another.
Colors, scents, and shapes – what leads to reproduction in plants serves as a sensory stimulus and source of inspiration for us humans.
Duration: approx. 1 hour

2. Station: Culinary Conclusion – Menu of the Senses at Speis am Lendhafen
After the journey through nature, a menu awaits you that puts the sensory power of selected foods in the spotlight.
Familiar aphrodisiac ingredients like ginger, honey, chocolate, or celery unleash their stimulating effects here in combination with regional products – on the palate, mind, and feelings.

Menu of the Senses: 

• Starter: Crispy sourdough bread and pink pepper butter – Essential oils invigorate the senses and promote circulation.
• First Course: Pumpkin cream soup with ginger and pumpkin seed oil – Ginger warms from the inside and stimulates; pumpkin seed oil provides valuable zinc – essential for vitality and desire.
• Intermediate Course: Wild herb salad with dandelion, watercress, and roasted pumpkin seeds – Bitter substances and minerals sharpen the senses and promote well-being.
• Main Course: Fried eggplant with thyme honey, celery-potato puree, and red wine onions – A composition of natural aphrodisiacs: sweet, spicy, earthy – and completely seductive.
• Dessert: Chocolate slice with hazelnuts and organic Zotter chocolate – Dark chocolate releases happiness hormones, hazelnuts stimulate zest for life.
  
  

Dates: April 25, May 30, June 20, July 11, August 22, September 12, October 17, November 21, and December 12, 2026

Schedule:

• Meeting point & Start: 4:30 PM – Tour in the Natural History Museum
• Accompaniment to “Speis am Lendhafen”: approx. 5:30 PM
• Dinner from 6:00 PM
  
  

Price: Adults € 52.00 p. P.

Booking & Information: tourismus@museum-joanneum.at 
Please book at least 2 days before the date!

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