Pho · Vietnam

Mama's Pho

Slurp loud, love louder

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 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

PHO

THE STUDIO KITCHEN VERSION

Hanoi Style · Serves 6 · One Slow Morning

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

Beef bones 4 lb
Brisket 1 lb
Yellow onions 2
Ginger 1 hand
Star anise 5
Cinnamon 1 stick
Cloves 4
Coriander seed 1 tbsp
Fish sauce 1/4 cup
Rock sugar 1 oz
Rice noodles 1 lb
Salt, to taste
Thai basil · lime · bean sprouts · scallion — plenty

The method

Char onion & ginger over open flame.
Parboil bones 10 min · rinse clean.
Toast spices · tie in cheesecloth.
Simmer bones, brisket & aromatics 3 hrs.
Pull brisket at 90 min · slice thin.
Season with fish sauce & rock sugar.
Ladle over noodles · herbs go in last.

Slurp loud, love louder

The story behind the shirt

Studio kitchen version · not a contributed family recipe or memory

Breakfast on a plastic stool, steam on your glasses, herbs torn in by hand while the bowl is still moving.

Why this dish matters

Charred ginger, onion, star anise and bones that simmer overnight. Nothing about pho can be rushed.

What “Slurp loud, love louder” means

"Slurp loud, love louder" — both take hours, both are better shared.

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.

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