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At Bai Wei Mini Bowl, dishes are individually portioned.
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SINGAPORE – It is lunchtime at three-week-old Bai Wei Mini Bowl at SingPost Centre and hungry diners are lining up with trays to help themselves to bowls of food, each portion small enough to feed just one.
This self-serve eatery chain offers about 30 dishes daily, such as la zi ji (Sichuan spicy crispy chicken), shui zhu yu (Sichuan boiled fish), double pepper chicken and century egg with spinach. Each individual portion is priced between $1.90 and $5.90. A bowl of rice or porridge costs $1.
