Young Influentials

Kim and Vanessa Pham Are on a Mission to Bring Asian Cuisine to Every Kitchen

They want to reclaim Asian flavors and stories with their meal kit brand, Omsom

Kim and Vanessa Pham, Omsom founders — Kim and Vanessa Pham founded Omsom, which produces restaurant-quality Asian meal kits. Deanie Chen

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Asian cuisines can “look a million different ways,” said Kim Pham, who alongside her sister Vanessa is on a mission to bring that mindset into home kitchens across the U.S.

The daughters of Vietnamese refugees founded challenger meal kit brand Omsom a little more than two years ago with the hope of dispelling damaging stereotypes about Asian cuisine, including that it is unhealthy, cheap and monolithic. Described on its website as a “starter” and a “pantry shortcut,” each Omsom kit contains a pouch with the sauces and spices required for easy, restaurant-quality meals.

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