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Xipe Totec

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5. Should have said hot enough to dissolve chocolate

Reply to Judi Lynn (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 14, 2017, 10:16 PM

Sep 2017

In Mexico, the expression "Like water for chocolate" means to be in a heightened emotional state; near the boiling point. An appropriate description for the subject of the novel. But it can also mean at the point of exploding in a rage of fury.

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Watch a Modern Chocolatier Use an Ancient Technique to Make a Delicious Hot Chocolate Drink [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2017 OP

Del Tropico - Ruben Dario Xipe Totec Sep 2017 #1

So glad to see this poem, and learn about Ruben Dario. Judi Lynn Sep 2017 #4

And the other reference is the title of that novel "Like Water for Chocolate" Xipe Totec Sep 2017 #2

Never knew that, until now! Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Sep 2017 #3

Should have said hot enough to dissolve chocolate Xipe Totec Sep 2017 #5

Thank you for the deeper explanation. Judi Lynn Sep 2017 #6