Food in this novel is really the only form of self-expression that Tita is able to use. The fact she's not from the richest family, her mother is domineering, and that she lives in a traditional patriarchical society leaves Tita with very little room for expressing herself. Food is her solace, with food she can express her love for Pedro, communicate to others the depth of her sorrow, and is even able to solve common problems.
Rosaura has no real connection to food, besides that she's not very good at cooking it and that Tita's food effects her life (i.e. the wedding). Gertrudis' life is profoundly effected by the food that Tita makes, as it makes her do things she otherwise wouldn't do. Mother Elena is eventually brought down by food, or a lack thereof, for fear of poison from Tita.
Food acts as a catalyst in this book in the case of human relations and for Tita it is a form of self-expression.
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