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XO seafood fried rice bento set ($17.50++)!
Wednesday Japanese-Chinese — XO seafood fried rice bento set $17.50. Premium fried rice + sides.
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.