This exclusive Foo Hung Curios x I'll Know It When I See It Vancouver Chinatown T-Shirt celebrates the rich heritage of one of Canada's oldest Chinatowns. It features some of the things you'll find in Vancouver Chinatown and often heard Cantonese phrases.
Perfect for: running errands, repping one of Vancouver's oldest neighbourhoods, some Chinatown nostalgia
Here's what these words mean:
Sik lah (食啦) - eat now
Gon chow ngau hoh (乾炒牛河) - stir fried noodles with beef
Yau tiu (油條) - Chinese doughnut
Yum cha (飲茶) - literally means drink tea but it's also what dim sum is called
Ho sik (好食) - tastes good
Foong jow (鳳爪) - literally means phoenix claw but it's what chicken feet are called
Bau may ah (飽未呀) - are you full
Siu app (燒鴨) - roasted duck
Lap cheong (臘腸) - Chinese sausage
Mai dan (埋單) - can we get the bill
All proceeds support the Chinatown Storytelling Centre - an award-winning cultural hub and proud initiative of the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation, dedicated to the revitalization of Chinatown.
Items must be unused, with original tags and packaging, and a receipt is required. Sale items are final sale.
Online: Exchange or store credit within 7 days of delivery. Email hello@foohungcurios.com before returning. Return shipping is the customer’s responsibility, or you can return in-store.
In-store: Exchange or store credit within 7 days of purchase. No refunds or price adjustments.
Based in Vancouver, BC, I’ll Know It When I See It is a two-woman business, creating sometimes nostalgic, often funny and occasionally Asian-inspired stationery. Cassie and Christine aren't sisters but have been friends for 18 years, meeting in design school. Their work has always been from the heart, creating what feels most authentic to them in the moment. It's been joyful to reawaken to their Chinese heritage of late, allowing for more of their identity + experiences to come through their designs. The founders both have long standing ties to Vancouver's Chinatown - Christine's great grandparents called Chinatown their home when they immigrated to Canada in 1913 and Cassie's grandmother still lives in Chinatown to this day.
