Characters
This character is born in the kitchen.
Tita
Paquita Lobo and Mama Elena.
Neighbors.
This event is the main topic of chapter 2.
Rosaura and Pedro's wedding.
This allium causes early labor.
onion
Mama Elena's response to Pedro's love confession.
"But if you really want Pedro to get married, allow me to suggest my daughter Rosaurs, who's just two years older than Tita. She is one hundred percent available"(Esquirel 13).
This character is the mother of 3 characters including Tita.
Mama Elena
Mr. Musquiz and Tita.
Brother in Laws dad.
This character passes away from a broken heart.
Nacha
This is the secret in the wedding cake(be specific).
Tita's Tears.
Pedros justification for marrying Rosaura.
"When you're told there's no way you can marry the woman you love and your only hope of being near her is the marry her sister, wouldn't you do the same?"(Esquirel 15).
This character gets married to a man that is in love with her sister.
Rosaura
Chencha and Nacha.
Cook and Maid, coworkers.
These two characters show up on Mama Elena's doorstep.
Pedro and his dad.
This dish is served at Tita's birthday.
Christmas Rolls
What Nacha says to comfort Tita while they prepare the wedding cake.
"Only the pan knows how the boiling soup feels, but I know how you feel, so stop crying, you're getting the meringue watery, and it won't set properly- go now, go"(Esquirel 35).
This character is the only established male character so far.
Pedro
Gertrudis and Rosaura.
Sisters.
This happens towards the end of the wedding(be very specific).
Everyone starts vomiting after consuming the cake besides Tita.
This bird is served at the wedding(be specific).
Capon(will also accept castrated fattened up chicken).
What Paquita Lobo thinks about Tita due to her actions before the wedding.
""That Liquoris pretty strong, isn't it?""(Esquirel 17).
This character is seen as a mother figure to Tita.
Nacha
Narrator and Tita.
Great aunt and Great niece.
The place where Tita and Pedro first meet.
A Christmas celebration.
The amount of eggs used in the wedding cake.
17
Fill in the blank: "They made them a source of entertainment, so that during her childhood Tita didn't distinguish between tears of _ and tears of _"(Esquirel 7).
Laughter & sorrow