Traditional Culture
This project consists of a meeting that will focus on the discussion of Laura Esquivel’s novel Like Water for Chocolate, with special attention to the presence of gastronomy and recipes as key elements of the narrative.
As a practical exercise, we will delve into the preparation of the cream puffs recipe, present in the book. Through this sweet made with leftover bread and basic foods that particularly caught on among the poorer classes, we will trace a culinary journey from the Spanish colonizer’s tostadas to their transformation into Mexican cream puffs. In Asturias, this pastry tradition manifests itself in the form of picatostes, a dessert that is an essential part of our gastronomic heritage.
The session will conclude with the delivery of a copy of the book and the tasting of the cream puffs prepared, promoting a dialogue on the dignification of bread through literary culture and the tradition of resourcefulness.