Like water for chocolate notes
Like water for chocolate
Chapter 1, January, Christmas Rolls
Once you start chopping onions it is hard to stop your tears. Tita is especially susceptible to tears just like her great aunt, Tita, who reportedly cried in the womb. Tita's great aunt was born in the kitchen and lived most of her life cooking. Tita takes after her in that respect way. Life, for Tita, is the delight of food, and the kitchen is her realm. When Tita was a young girl, she became good friends with the cook, and they often played games
The only time Tita was not upset at the frying of her little sausage creatures was when the sausages were offered in the making of Christmas rolls. They embodied everything
Tita loved about her life at home, the ritual of the sausage making, the rising of the yeast, and the closeness of the women in the kitchen.
Tita does not dare challenge family tradition, but wonders who is supposed to take care of her, since she will not have any daughters of her own.
Tita finds little consolation in Pedro marrying her sister to be close to her, sobs herself to sleep over the bedspread she had been crocheting for her married life.
Already, there is terrible heartbreak when Tita's boyfriend agrees to marry her sister. However, the family is steeped in tradition, which cannot be broken. It is interesting that the action turns around the women. There seems to be no men present, other than Pedro, who is told what he will do. These are very strong women, with high passions.
Chapter 2, February, Chabela Wedding Cake
Tita is beating the mixture while Nacha adds each egg. They are barely past the 100-egg mark, when Tita's hands begin to shake. Tita can no longer hide her outrage at her sister marrying Tita's boyfriend. Tita's mother will not tolerate any outburst and warns her to behave. Tita continues to beat the cake until her mother leaves the kitchen. Nacha is sensitive to Tita's situation and tells her to just cry. Tita's tears flow and flow, and the cake batter will not
Chapter 1, January, Christmas Rolls
Once you start chopping onions it is hard to stop your tears. Tita is especially susceptible to tears just like her great aunt, Tita, who reportedly cried in the womb. Tita's great aunt was born in the kitchen and lived most of her life cooking. Tita takes after her in that respect way. Life, for Tita, is the delight of food, and the kitchen is her realm. When Tita was a young girl, she became good friends with the cook, and they often played games
The only time Tita was not upset at the frying of her little sausage creatures was when the sausages were offered in the making of Christmas rolls. They embodied everything
Tita loved about her life at home, the ritual of the sausage making, the rising of the yeast, and the closeness of the women in the kitchen.
Tita does not dare challenge family tradition, but wonders who is supposed to take care of her, since she will not have any daughters of her own.
Tita finds little consolation in Pedro marrying her sister to be close to her, sobs herself to sleep over the bedspread she had been crocheting for her married life.
Already, there is terrible heartbreak when Tita's boyfriend agrees to marry her sister. However, the family is steeped in tradition, which cannot be broken. It is interesting that the action turns around the women. There seems to be no men present, other than Pedro, who is told what he will do. These are very strong women, with high passions.
Chapter 2, February, Chabela Wedding Cake
Tita is beating the mixture while Nacha adds each egg. They are barely past the 100-egg mark, when Tita's hands begin to shake. Tita can no longer hide her outrage at her sister marrying Tita's boyfriend. Tita's mother will not tolerate any outburst and warns her to behave. Tita continues to beat the cake until her mother leaves the kitchen. Nacha is sensitive to Tita's situation and tells her to just cry. Tita's tears flow and flow, and the cake batter will not