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Liam Breslin  Dr. Esa 3/30/20 Reel Food Blog 7 Chocolate! A food beloved by millions (except me I have a dairy allergy)! An often dark brown, soft, sweet, and delicious treat eaten on holidays, for desert, or even just as a snack. In the film, Chocolat , a mysterious arrival of a woman and her daughter bring various forms of traditional and sweet chocolate to a french town. Although deeply rooted in tradition, Lenten seasonal (christian) tradition to be exact, the french community that Vianne has moved into is ultimately impacted by her delicious treats. Chocolate is still loved by people, but often people are unsure of its origin.  Thousands of years ago, chocolate originated from what is known as the Cacao plant, or more specifically the beans of the plant. In ancient Mayan civilization, it was said that the beans of the cacao plant were given to the people by a feathered, winged deity named Kukulkan. The beans had many various uses in ancient Mayan c...

Liam Breslin Dr. Esa Reel Food 3/1/20 Blog 5 Foods are often cohesive to one another, ever binding. Foods go well with other foods and are often blended, mixed, and or kept together. What's more? Food can bind more than just itself and other foods, but it also has a binding and sometimes building affect on people. Like Water for Chocolate clearly establishes its narrative emphasis on food within traditional, personal, and national boundaries.  This film takes place in early 20th Century Mexico. As the name of the film implies, the traditional recipe for hot chocolate in Mexico includes water when mixing rather than milk, which is used in countries where milk is plentiful. By boiling back and forth the water and chocolate (cocoa) together, the two mix and form a more so overstimulated bond/mix. Linking both personal and national ideas, this can be personified through how Tita feels personally around and in relation to her love interest, Pedro. We can see this ...