Reunited by Food

[Randy W]

in the SCMP

 

How a Chinese man’s memories of his hometown dish helped him track down his long-lost family

Man managed to pinpoint city where he grew up years later after eating signature oyster dish from his hometown

 

A Chinese man who was sold by his own mother as a child has been reunited with his father after 13 years, a newspaper reported.

Li Risheng managed to pinpoint the city where he grew up years later after eating a signature dish from his hometown, the Guangzhou Daily reported.

Li was sold by his mother and two accomplices at the age of seven, but had few memories of where he came from.

 

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He believed he was from the Maoming area of Guangdong after the restaurant owner told him the origin of this dish.