I Read Stories: Manjur Dos Dueses by Anna Martino

Manjar dos Deuses by Anna Martino in Clarkesworld

There’s a machine that can read memories. Daniel is a chef, and he uses those memories to recreate meals for people, special meals. It’s expensive. They also use it for people who are dying to make their favourite dishes.

His sister Denise wants him to make a special dish for his mother. Who is dying. He and his mother do not get on. They clashed, especially over food. He was always hungry as a child. His sister worked, his mother would not cook.

She does not want the fancy Manjar dos Dueses, though it is her own heirloom recipe. As a child she was hungry too.

Read This: A heartbreaking story of food, family and memory
Don’t Read This: Better to cook something new than remember old meals