Salmon chahan, HK kai lan, baked teriyaki chicken chop ($5)!
Circuit breaker delivery lunch — salmon chahan + Hong Kong kai lan with mushroom + baked teriyaki chicken chop, $5. Three-dish combo deal.
Monday circuit breaker lunch — salmon chahan + HK kai lan with mushroom + baked teriyaki chicken chop delivered for $5. Lockdown bento math is its own genre, and at $5 for this kind of three-component combo it’s hard to argue against the order.
We ordered:
- Salmon chahan (Japanese fried rice)
- HK kai lan with mushroom
- Baked teriyaki chicken chop
Total: $5 (combo deal).
Salmon chahan is the Japanese take on fried rice — short-grain rice wok-fried with diced salmon, scrambled egg ribbons, scallion and a touch of soy. Different from Chinese yang chow because the grains stay distinct rather than clumping, and the salmon flavour comes through cleanly without competing with prawns or char siew. This version had a generous portion of salmon (visible flecks throughout) and the kind of light browning on the rice that suggests proper wok heat.
HK kai lan with mushroom was the green side — Chinese broccoli stems and leaves blanched, then tossed with shiitake mushrooms in a light oyster-sauce glaze. The kai lan stems still had crunch, the leaves had wilted just enough to coat with the glaze, and the mushrooms brought umami depth.
Baked teriyaki chicken chop was the protein — boneless chicken thigh, marinated in teriyaki and baked rather than pan-fried, with the skin going crispy on top and the meat staying juicy underneath. Sweet-soy glaze on top.
$5 for a hot three-component lunch during lockdown is the kind of deal that kept us afloat. Could’ve been $15 in any other context.
Overall: 4 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Solid value lockdown lunch — would re-order.
