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World Service,3 mins

The ‘fix I need’ to remember my dead father

The Food Chain

Available for over a year

Amy doesn’t like raw onion, but it was her late father’s favourite accompaniment to food. Since he died a year ago, she eats raw onion a few times a week to feel close to him. She tells Emily Thomas why this sensory ritual through food helps her more than music or memory to feel close to her dad. (Picture: Two raw onions, Credit: Getty Images)

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