Design shown on the short-sleeve tee. Both the tee and long sleeve are available on Etsy.
Kimchi · Korea
Mama's Kimchi
Aged to perfection
Tee + long sleeve · available now
Colours
White · Natural
Sizes
S · M · L · XL
Unisex fit. If you are between sizes, or you want a roomier look, take the larger one. Full measurements are on the Etsy listing.
Short-sleeve tee · available now
$33 S–L · XL $35
Shop the tee on Etsy(opens in a new tab)Long sleeve · available now
$43 S–L · XL $45
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Fabric and fit
Available as a short-sleeve tee and a long-sleeve tee. See each Etsy listing for its fit, fabric and measurements. The exact garment weight and blend for each size and colour are listed on the Etsy listing, which reflects the stock actually used for your order.
Print and care
A two-colour composition drawn in the studio. Wash cold inside out, tumble dry low, and don't iron directly over the print. The studio kitchen recipe is printed on the back; care for that print in the same way.
Delivery and returns
Made to order and dispatched by our production partner. Etsy shows the current delivery estimate for your address at checkout and handles any return or replacement.
The recipe
Every design has its recipe and, where we have gathered one, its story — free to read here, no purchase involved. Open the card library.
The back: the studio kitchen recipe
MAMA'S
KIMCHI
THE STUDIO KITCHEN VERSION
Seoul Style · One Big Jar · Patience Required
The studio kitchen version — ingredients and method — is printed on the back of the shirt. This is not a contributed family recipe card. A dish to wear, and a recipe to keep close.
Ingredients
- Napa cabbage: 1 head
- Gochugaru: 1 cup
- Ginger: 1 thumb
- Salted shrimp: 2 tbsp
- Sweet rice flour: 2 tbsp
- Daikon, julienned: 1 cup
- Coarse sea salt: ½ cup
- Garlic: 8 cloves
- Fish sauce: ¼ cup
- Sugar: 1 tbsp
- Water: 1 cup
- Scallions: 6
The method
- Quarter cabbage · salt between every leaf
- Rest 2 hrs · turn once · rinse three times
- Cook rice flour & water into a paste
- Blend garlic, ginger, fish sauce & shrimp
- Stir in gochugaru, daikon & scallion
- Rub paste into every leaf · gloves on
- Pack jar · press down · wait 3 days
Aged to perfection
The story behind the shirt
Studio kitchen version · not a contributed family recipe or memory
A jar at the back of the fridge that keeps getting better while everyone argues about whether it is ready.
Why this dish matters
Cabbage, salt, chilli and time. The only ingredient nobody can rush is the waiting.
What “Aged to perfection” means
"Aged to perfection" — the kimchi, and most family stories.
How the design was made
The dish is drawn in the studio's own line style rather than photographed, and set with the kitchen it comes from and the line said while serving it. Names, spellings and regional detail are checked before anything is printed.
Read the full storyThe recipe card
Recipe card · Korea
Mama's Kimchi
The studio kitchen version of Kimchi, written so it can be cooked from. This is not a contributed family recipe card.
Seoul Style · One Big Jar · Patience Required
- Rinse the salted cabbage three times, then taste.
- Leave headroom in the jar — it will rise.
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