Mimi Thorisson
Culinary
bonds
Some mothers choose to tell their own story to their children through the food of the places that have shaped their lives. This is the case of food content creator and cookbook author Mimi Thorisson, born in Hong Kong, whose life has taken place between China, the United Kingdom, Singapore, France and Italy, where she currently lives with her family. We step into her home in Turin to discover how she conveys cultural heritage through cooking.
A biography of flavours
Culinary heritage can also be a map of the most meaningful places in one’s life. The recipes from each of these countries, cities, and towns are memories of a personal story, small pieces of identity. Cooking them for your children and involving them in the process is a way to ensure that all those experiences, places, and flavours become part of their roots.
Cooking transcends continents and generations
“I share my story with my children through the food of the places that have defined who I am. My childhood unfolded between restaurants in Hong Kong and French cafés. Years later, I arrived in Italy, where I built a large part of my identity.”
“I don’t take anything for granted and, in a way, I think that’s why I constantly recreate memories through food, because I believe it’s a way of sharing love and gratitude.”
In Mimi’s kitchen