Love is a glorious thing, but chocolate is my favorite part of Valentine’s Day. Public displays of romance are awkward. And chocolate is much less complicated. South of the border, Valentine’s Day goes by the name El Dia del Amor y Amistad, which translates to “The Day of Love and Friendship.” I find this holiday a lot more palatable, as it’s based on a broader concept of love that doesn’t require having the “hots.” Mexican culture has a more nuanced approach to chocolate as well, one that often involves savory dishes and a different kind of “hots.” We get a taste in “Like Water for Chocolate,” when the heroine Tita Garza prepares a mole of chocolate and spices that leans into the bitter side of cocoa. Tita’s heart was built for romance, but Garza family tradition required her, as the youngest daughter, to care for her mother instead of getting married. And …