Many things are passed down in families, from the color of eyes, hair and skin to the old clock in the living room and dishes as old as kitchen plates. Among these legacies are others such as family traditions, mythologies and, if it is legendary enough, a code of conduct. Sometimes these things can make life much richer, a handful of times they do nothing but make it difficult and unpleasant. The book, Like Water for Chocolate, is about a family of women and how they deal with their specific legacies of joy, heartache and agony. Esquivel uses family food recipes and homemade remedies to dialogue with other intangible legacies passed down from generation to generation. In fact, the novel's title is taken from a food term used in the book to describe a character's anger at the consequences of things in his family. Like Water for Chocolate, the main emphasis is almost entirely on the legacy of a single family, the De la Garzas. The De la Garza family brings with it a number of traditions, which are at once encouraging and adventurous and at the same time looming and inhibiting. The culinary tradition is passed down from Nacha to Tita and subsequently to Esperanza's daughter. By keeping the recipes alive, future generations of the De la Garzas are able to remember and honor their ancestors before them. However, the tradition of preventing the youngest child from marrying threatens to prevent two of the novel's characters from finding their true love. Nothing to do with the culinary tradition that exists only to assist and delight its followers, this tradition has been abandoned and abandoned due to the sorrow it brings. The setting is the De la Garza farm ranch in northern Mexico during...... middle of paper ...... continued. From my point of view, family traditions are beliefs that are passed down from generation to generation, from parents to children. At another level, family traditions range from regular routines to daily activities such as celebrating holidays or special occasions; these are often based more on culture, but also on family heritage. It is important to "pass the baton" of family traditions. It is necessary for each generation of parents to keep the family tradition and heritage alive. Family traditions are a precious necessity because they transmit many values ​​and help create close-knit families. Passing the baton is a great value in the eyes of the De la Garza family. You can't blame the mother for her behavior, but it's very difficult to be the one who breaks family tradition. And in my eyes she can probably be the first to break it.