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.
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ISBN: 0385420161
ISBN: 9780385420174
Physical Description:245 pages ; 20 cm.print
Edition:First edition
Publisher:New York : Doubleday, 1992.
General Note: Translation of: Como agua para chocolate.