om sòm
a Vietnamese phrase meaning noisy, rambunctious, riotous. Most often used by parents (hint: ours) to scold unruly, raucous children in the back of the car.
Omsom was born to bring proud, loud Asian flavors to your fingertips - no more diluted dishes, no more cultural compromise. Real deal Asian flavors are too damn delicious to deny.
MEET THE FOUNDERS
We’re Vanessa + Kim Pham, the sisters + co-founders of Omsom. We’re daughters of Vietnamese refugees, who grew up at our family’s kitchen counter, watching our Mẹ cook Viet dinners from scratch every night. Like so many Asian moms, this was her love language to her children.
In our past lives, we cut our teeth in startups + consulting. We returned to our roots to build Omsom — a company that would proudly reclaim + celebrate the multitudes in Asian flavors, stories, and communities.
This is our fiery love letter to our people (that’s you!), our food, and our Phamily (both ancestors and chosen).
Thanks for following along!
Meet the chef tastemakers who drive our proud, loud flavors!
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I would eat or drink or bathe in Omsom's tart calamansi-laced Filipino Sisig sauce happily.
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"Omsom is the fiery and fun new pantry essential you need to know about"
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"I made my best quarantine meal with this Asian meal starter kit."
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"Forget sourdough, these sisters are launching a starter to create authentic Asian food."
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"It brought joy to my quarantine nights. One of the small pleasures during this time has been being able to share my Omsom dinner concoctions with my mom, who was impressed!"
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