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When I first began reading Laura Esquivel’s book, Like Water For Chocolate, I was afraid I
had picked up the wrong book from the library and had accidentally gotten a
cookbook. The story begins about preparation instructions on how to chop onions
and how they can make people cry. The narrator goes into depth about how the
onions used to always make her great-aunt, Tita, cry because she was so
sensitive to them, even when she was still in the womb. This part reminds me of
when I was young, my father would take time to cook a homemade meal from
scratch and sob from chopping onions. The narrator continues to say that her
unusual birth caused Tita to have a liking to the kitchen since the day she was
born.
I particularly like the imagery in the part when the narrator is describing the man in the village plaza dismantling what it seems like balloon animals? ( I may be reading that part wrong) She then goes on to talk about how the sausage must be fried over low heat to ensure that it cooks slowly without getting too brown. After it was done cooking, they would add ardines, omions, chopped chilies and ground oregano. This part reminds me of when I used to grill out with my dad back when I was still in middle school and elementary school. He used to grill out on a charcoal grill which made the smell of cooked meat, burnt charcoal and summer air that much more distinct in my mind. Something interesting that I realized was that sausage making on Mama Elena’s ranch would take an entire team and afternoon to prepare, and they had fun doing it, where as my dad could go to Meijer, grab a package of Hebrew National hot dogs and be on our way. I find it very interesting how each chapter gives you a recipe of something that has to do with the month and the chapter in which you are reading.
I particularly like the imagery in the part when the narrator is describing the man in the village plaza dismantling what it seems like balloon animals? ( I may be reading that part wrong) She then goes on to talk about how the sausage must be fried over low heat to ensure that it cooks slowly without getting too brown. After it was done cooking, they would add ardines, omions, chopped chilies and ground oregano. This part reminds me of when I used to grill out with my dad back when I was still in middle school and elementary school. He used to grill out on a charcoal grill which made the smell of cooked meat, burnt charcoal and summer air that much more distinct in my mind. Something interesting that I realized was that sausage making on Mama Elena’s ranch would take an entire team and afternoon to prepare, and they had fun doing it, where as my dad could go to Meijer, grab a package of Hebrew National hot dogs and be on our way. I find it very interesting how each chapter gives you a recipe of something that has to do with the month and the chapter in which you are reading.
It seems like it’s going to be an interesting read!
Sounds like a very interesting read! The onion part could be foreshadowing or it could just be about cooking!
ReplyDeleteThis seems like an interesting type of book...It seems like a book I would like since it gives you a recipe at the end of every chapter. It is just is an interesting way to tie the book together I think!
ReplyDeleteI also like how the recipes are tied into the story. Super interesting and unique way to write a story. Food preparation has a way of changing the way we think about what we eat!
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