The other day I came across a very famous book by Laura Esquivel Como agua para Chocolate (also a movie now). It is a wonderful story of love, magic and food. Three of the best things in life. I was curious to see how the title came about and to see if there was any history behind it. Here is what I found out.
The phrase comes from a very old Mexican saying, which bascially means when "a person is very mad". Many people in Mexico enjoy drinking chocolate. The phrase "like water for chocolate" comes rom the way this it is prepared. A pot of water is set on the stove and when it reaches the boiling point, pieces of chocolate are dropped in. Thus the Mexican expression is somewhat similar to English saying that someone has "reached the boiling point." As the story line of Como agua para chocolate revolves around both cooking and a family feud, the use of this saying as the title seems particularly appropiate.
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