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Lemn Sissay: My life in five dishes

The Food Chain

CHAPTER

The Search for Identity in Manchester

Lem's first experience of food from people of colour was a wis from jamaica, and dumplings as well. Eating foods that were from black people made him feel like i was learning about cultures that i was related to. Discovering this different culture in manchester was part of his search for identity. Lem continued to write: "I wanted to tell people about these isms"

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