XO seafood fried rice bento set ($17.50++)!

Wednesday lunch — XO seafood fried rice bento set at $17.50++ (~$20.50 nett). Premium fried rice + sides.

We ordered:

• XO seafood fried rice bento set — $17.50++

The XO seafood fried rice combines proper Cantonese XO sauce + seafood + fried rice. Bento format adds proper sides + structure.

The XO sauce:

• Hong Kong-Cantonese invention (1980s)
• Dried scallops, dried shrimp, chilli, garlic
• Aged + fermented for proper umami depth
• Premium luxury sauce category
• The proper “Cantonese culinary innovation”

The XO seafood fried rice preparation:

• Day-old rice for proper texture
• Wok-fried with proper wok hei
• XO sauce stirred through
• Mixed seafood (prawns, scallops, sometimes squid)
• Eggs scrambled in
• Aromatic + spicy + umami complex
• The proper premium fried rice category

The bento set format:

• Main dish (XO seafood fried rice)
• Multiple sides (vegetables, sometimes soup)
• Sometimes pickles or salad
• Sometimes dessert
• The proper “complete meal” structure

At $17.50++ (~$20.50 nett), proper sit-down restaurant casual bento pricing.

Singapore Japanese-Chinese bento operators:

• Various sit-down Japanese restaurants
• Modern Asian fusion operators
• Premium food court bento counters
• Hotel coffee shop bento sets

Overall: 4.7 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Solid XO seafood fried rice bento set. Would re-order.

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