2010-19031 Food Thats Not for Foods Sake

FIGUEROA, Jovianne G.

Five out six in a circle o rien!s "oul! a#ree t$at t$is %oo& 'ou(re a%out to encounter is "ort$ a #lance. )$e ot$er one *erson "$o !i!n(t a#ree onl' sai! so on #roun!s o clai+in# to %e a $i*ster. On t$is note, $ere are rou#$l' six reasons ,!on(t %la+e t$is article i 'ou !on(t in! six- "$' 'ou s$oul! %elieve t$at incre!ulous statistics an! #o out o 'our "a' to #et a co*' o .aura Es/uivel(s Like Water for Chocolate. )$is %oo& "oul! +a&e 'ou eat u* 0an! I +ean #o%%le u* 0t$ro" u*. I t$at !i!n(t +a&e sense, let(s 1ust *ut it t$is "a'2 Like Water for Chocolate is a !elicious +eal t$at one "oul! $ave no *ro%le+ savorin#. It "oul! arouse 'our senses %' +ere si#$t, s+ell, taste an! touc$ o it t$at "it$ suc$ ea#erness, 'ou(! tear t$e *a#es c$un& %' c$uc& an! 1ust s"allo" ever't$in# until 'ou(re inis$e!. A ter"ar!s, 'ou(! $eave it %ac& u* 1ust to %e a%le to eat it a#ain once +ore. 3on(t %e #rosse! out, it(s 1ust t$at #oo! to %e eaten once 0li&e a cravin# never ull' ul ille!. 4o"ever, 'ou can *lease 'oursel "it$ a $an! ul o s*ices strai#$t ro+ tra!itional 5exican soil. I 'ou "ant to re#ain 'our ait$ in air'tales, t$is is 'our +o!ern 6in!erella. As )ita, t$e *rota#onist o t$e stor', serves 'ou $er vo+it-in!ucin# ca&es an! a*$ro!isiac /uails, 'ou(! %e sure to re+inisce 'our %e!ti+e #oo!ies as 'our mami tuc&s 'ou in at ni#$t. 6reate oo! t$at s*a"ns "ars, %an/uets an! even !eat$ "it$ )ita as s$e ta&es on a /uest to in! $er o"n $a**il' ever a ter. 7ut o course, no /uest is co+*lete "it$out a e" co+*lications. Es/uivel seasone! $er +aster*iece ver' "ell "it$ a $an! ul o 5a+a Elena 0"ic&e! "itc$ *ersoni ie!. As s$e sa's2 8I $ave a ver' #oo! ai+ an! a ver' %a! te+*er, 6a*tain. )$e next s$ot is or 'ou, an! I assure 'ou t$at I can s$oot 'ou %e ore t$e' can &ill +e, so it "oul! %e %est or us to res*ect eac$ ot$er. I "e !ie, no one "ill +iss +e ver' +uc$, %ut "on(t t$e nation +ourn 'our loss9: ;oul!n(t 'ou "ant a !as$ o 5a+a Elena on 'our li e9

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FIGUEROA, Jovianne G.

7ut i 'ou in! t$at iction is not 'our cu* o tea, no nee! to eel li&e sour +il&. Es/uivel(s stor' $as si++ere! so "ell t$at one coul! %arel' *in*oint realit' ro+ not. 7e rea!' to #et 'oursel a%sor%e! in t$e ol! era o 5exico as 'ou rea! )ita(s tale an! %e care ul to re+in! 'oursel t$at no +atter $o" real ever't$in# see+s to %e, it(s not. Or is it not reall'9 I it con uses 'ou, !on(t "orr'< 8It(s "orse to $ave c$iles "it$ no "ater aroun!<: In!ee!, "$at coul! %e "orse t$an $ot 1ala*enos or conservative eaters %ut erotic scenes or conservative rea!ers9 4ol! 'our la!les= t$is %oo& is not in an' "a' sexual. I t$at !a+*ens 'our s*irits a %it, +a'%e 'ou "oul! li&e a %it +ore o t$is2 8)ita trie! to cover $ersel >A succession o con lictin# e+otions too& $ol! o t$e+2 love, !esire, ten!erness, lust, s$a+e>Fear o !iscover'.: ;it$ all t$ose in#re!ients, "$o sa's 'ou can(t concoct a stor' t$at "oul! &ee* its rea!ers at t$e e!#e o t$eir seat "it$ tears 'ou can(t !istin#uis$ %et"een tears o sorro" or tears ro+ onions9 6r' over onions an! +ore, li&e )ita, as 'ou tr' to re-evaluate #oo! +anners an! ri#$t coo&in# tec$ni/ues. ;ill 'ou a#ree "it$ 5a+a Elena an! "it$ "$at tra!ition !ictates9 Or "ill 'ou ollo" 'our $eart an! t$ose t$at 'our instincts tell 'ou to !o9 ?ee* 'oursel %loate! "it$ t$e $eartac$es an! ecstas' o in!in#, losin#, "antin#, re-&in!lin# an! i#$tin# or true an! irrevoca%le love. 4o"ever clic$@! it +i#$t see+, 'ou(! 8literall' eel li&e "ater or c$ocolate:. Ao" t$at(s anot$er reason or 'ou to rea! to in! out.