Like Water for Chocolates
What is cooking? In the literal sense, cooking is the preparation of food for eating by subjecting heat (as by boiling, baking, frying, etc.). However, through reading “Like Water for Chocolates,” by Laura Esquivel and the poem “What’s That Smell in the Kitchen?” by Marge Percy, cooking is not merely the act of preparing food by applying heat. No, cooking, through their eyes, is an art expressed through feelings and emotions. What results, then, becomes the dish itself. In “Like Water for Chocolates,” Tita is described as a culinary master. Through her thoughts and emotions, she is able to create food expressed as a form of art. Cooking, in her sense, is not merely a task, but also a way of displaying her inner self. The novel shows distinctive results of her works as regardi
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Approximate Word count = 526
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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