Tamales · Mexico
Mama's Tamales
Wrapped with love
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
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
TAMALES
THE STUDIO KITCHEN VERSION
Oaxaca Style
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
- 4 cups masa harina for tamales
- 1 1/3 cups lard or shortening, whipped
- 3 cups warm broth
- 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp baking powder
- 3 cups shredded pork in red chile sauce
- 30 dried corn husks, soaked
Wrapped with love
The story behind the shirt
Studio kitchen version · not a contributed family recipe or memory
December, a folding table, three generations spreading masa and arguing gently about how thin is too thin. The tamalada is the recipe; the tamales are the leftovers.
Why this dish matters
Masa, husk, filling, steam — a dish designed to be made by many hands at once, which is why nobody makes a small batch.
What “Wrapped with love” means
"Wrapped with love" is literal. Someone folded every single one of those by hand.
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 · Mexico
Mama's Tamales
The studio kitchen version of Tamales, written so it can be cooked from. This is not a contributed family recipe card.
Makes about 24 · 3 hours, with help
- Soak the husks until they bend, never crack.
- Steam seam-side up so nothing escapes.
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