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lescaret
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Food in Literature

Post by lescaret » September 10th, 2004, 12:27 pm

Does anyone know of any great passages from literature on food? Most memorable meal in a novel? Descriptions or depictions that make your mouth water and your inner gourmond go "yowza, I want to make THAT!"?

What are the best 'food books' out there? Any recommendations?

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Perhaps not "Yowza", but certainly memorable

Post by cornelius » September 11th, 2004, 4:52 am

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Post by panta rhei » September 11th, 2004, 5:22 am

laura esquivel, "like water for chocolate" -

each chapter of the novel begins with a different recipe, these recipes being more than just formulas, holding, concealed within them, memories.... crypts that are revealed through food and the process of food production throughout the novel.



"Like Water for Chocolate is a novel that is intertwined with love, hate, relationships, humor, tradition, destiny and magic that are all revealed through food created in the kitchen. The various recipes that introduce each chapter hide within themselves a story. Behind the story are people, events and traditions. The recipes are passed through the generations, which is in fact a crypt within a crypt. Each generation adds a new layer through the events experienced in their lives. Each time a relative cooks one of the family recipes, a story is being told, a memory is being recalled. Quail in Rose Petal Sauce means more than a favorable dish, it is a trigger that sends the message of two lovers lustfulness that could not be reached. The memory would not be relived if not for the creation of the dish, whose ingredients lie within the recipe. In this novel, the person placed in the center of the home is a woman, which is very rare in Latin American literature. The novel is centered on the lives of women and rarely focuses on men. Esquivel uses the reversal of gender roles to the story’s advantage because it is fresh and different. Magical realism is the final touch that gives the novel an aspect of comfort, which makes it all the more enjoyable."


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