It Changed My Life: Wagyumafia co-founder serves up beef a cut above the rest

Wagyumafia co-founder a university dropout who hit rock bottom before tasting success

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Hisato Hamada is seated in front of the Guangzhou Mian Shi Wanton Noodle stall in Tanglin Halt, happily digging into what he pronounces to be the best wanton noodles he has ever tasted.

"I like this better than the wanton noodles in Hong Kong. It's the chilli sauce - it's so good."

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on August 11, 2019, with the headline It Changed My Life: Wagyumafia co-founder serves up beef a cut above the rest. Subscribe