Nowadays, heart-shaped boxes full of chocolate and candy are ubiquitous, but how did they become such a staple of Valentine's Day in the first place?

Around Valentine's Day, heart-shaped things are ubiquitous, but the O.G. is the heart-shaped chocolate box. Here's the history of the holiday staple.

Go beyond chocolate and candy this Valentine's Day and buy these heart-shaped bagels, doughnuts, pasta, cereal, chicken nuggets, pretzels and even meat.

Valentine's Day means tiny cards traded among schoolchildren and romantic dinners. It also means heart-shaped food. Of course, it's perfectly reasonable to eat food in its normal shapes, even if you're in love.

These vegan heart-shaped chocolate truffles are a great gift for that special someone on Valentine's Day. Plus, they're easy to make.

Chicago’s beloved hotdog joint is serving up their world-famous chocolate cake, but this time, in the shape of a heart. For those who are craving Portillo’s unbeatable chocolate cake, but aren’t in the Chicago area, it can be shipped to a loved one through the website. The Valentine’s Day special is now on sale for $45.99.

The Knafeh Chocolate from Dubai is popular because of its amazing taste. You can make it at home and gift it to your partner this Valentine's Day.

Papa Johns' Valentine’s Day-themed menu item this year is a one-topping, thin crust, heart-shaped pizza for $11.99, available from Feb. 5-14. Pizza Hut has brought back a heart-shaped pizza and $7 Deal Lover’s Menu and Tavern Style Pizza. The medium size, 1-topping, heart-shaped pizza is a hand tossed pizza that launched Feb. 10.