The food that raised us

Mama's Lumpia t-shirt design — Lola's Specialty, Rolls of goodness

Lumpia · Philippines

Mama's Lumpia

Rolls of goodness

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

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Long sleeve · available now

$43 S–L · XL $45

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Payment, delivery and returns are handled by our Etsy shop, where current production and shipping times are shown before you order. Shirts are printed for you after you order rather than held in stock.

Fabric and fit
Unisex cotton tee with a regular fit and set-in sleeves. 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 complete family 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 family recipe

MAMA'S

LUMPIA

THE FAMILY RECIPE

Lola's Specialty

The complete recipe — ingredients and method, checked with the family — is printed on the back of the shirt. A dish to wear, and a recipe to keep close.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 1 carrot, finely grated
  • 4 spring onions, sliced thin
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 pack lumpia wrappers, 1 egg for sealing
  • Neutral oil, for frying

Rolls of goodness

Fried lumpia with three dipping sauces.
  • Lumpia story still 1 of 6.
  • Lumpia story still 2 of 6.
  • Lumpia story still 3 of 6.
  • Lumpia story still 4 of 6.
  • Lumpia story still 5 of 6.
  • Lumpia story still 6 of 6.

The story behind the shirt

Sunday afternoon, a bowl of filling, a damp towel over the wrappers, and Lola supervising the width of every roll.

Why this dish matters

Thin wrappers, a cool filling and hot oil. The rolling is the family event; the eating takes four minutes.

What “Rolls of goodness” means

"Rolls of goodness" — and always more than anyone can finish.

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 story

The recipe card

Front of the Lumpia recipe card: a handwritten letter.
Philippines · Card front · 1 of 2

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The Lumpia Table

Four jobs, three sauces, one rule — nobody rolled alone.

Hands rolling lumpia beside a bowl of filling and a tray of prepared rolls.
Which one were you?
Hands mixing lumpia filling in a bowl beside wrappers and chopped vegetables.
Chopped fine, or chunky?
Golden lumpia frying in a pan, with one roll being turned using tongs.
Golden brown, or more?
A plate of fried lumpia with three bowls of dipping sauce.
Which is your sauce?
Mama's Lumpia shirt hanging on a wooden hanger.
The recipe is on the back.