Like Water for Chocolate Book
This classic love story takes place on the De la Garza ranch, as the tyrannical owner, Mama Elena, chops onions at the kitchen table in her final days of pregnancy. While still in her mother’s womb, her daughter to be weeps so violently she causes an early labor, and little Tita slips out amid the spices and fixings for noodle soup. This early encounter with food soon becomes a way of life, and Tita grows up to be a master chef, using cooking to express herself and sharing recipes with readers along the way.
Like Water for Chocolate (LWFC) chronicles the life of Tita De la Garza, the youngest daughter in the family, as she fights for true love and independence. Bounded by the family tradition, she follows the duty of the youngest daughter to take care of her mother until she dies and never gets married.