The House of Mama Ju
Three generations, three beginnings
From a bird's nest cart in Yaowarat to two cafés in Bangkok, every chapter of our family began from nothing.
Read our storyI
Yaowarat
Where it all began
At sixteen years old, Mother Ju sold her first bowl of bird's nest from a small cart in Bangkok's Chinatown.
No shop, no sign. Just a young girl, a cart, and a recipe made with patience and care.
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Hat Yai · Surat Thani
South, then across the sea
Years later she travelled south to Hat Yai and, side by side with her own mother, built a bird's nest house two generations strong.
She went on to hold a state bird's nest concession at Koh Tae Nok in Surat Thani and to build swiftlet houses across Thailand.
Islands & swiftlet houses
Where the nests come from
Read the full story: The pride of Thai bird's nest
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Around the world
She simply began again
Life then carried her across the world, and when she returned home she simply began again, building a new name from nothing, greater than what came before.
Starting over never frightened her. She had done it at sixteen.
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JUMAMA · จูมะม้า · 珠妈妈
The story continues
When Mother Ju passed away, her daughter did what the women of our family have always done: she began again.
Jumama · จูมะม้า · 珠妈妈, literally "Mother Ju", carries her name, her recipes and her spirit into a new generation, blending the traditions she guarded with a modern touch she would have loved.
The same recipes, then and now
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珠承珍养
In our family, bird's nest is not something we inherit. It is something we build, bowl by bowl, generation after generation.
Taste the story for yourself
Jumama, the first comprehensive bird's nest dessert cafe in Thailand. Curious where Thai bird's nest comes from? Explore our map of Thailand's bird's nest regions.