Premium 17.6oz/520ml 5.5" Round Gold Foil Container for Sharing Ramen & Family Soup Base

A 520ml round bowl sits right between a single serving and a family portion. It holds about two and a half cups – enough for a generous bowl of ramen with all the toppings, or a base for a small hot pot at home. The 140mm diameter (5.5 inches) gives plenty of surface area for noodles, vegetables, and sliced meat to spread out without crowding. The 46mm depth keeps the broth deep enough to cover everything but not so deep that the bowl becomes unstable in a delivery bag.

The gold finish does something interesting here. When a family opens a delivery bag and sees a gold bowl, the meal feels more like an occasion than a Tuesday night takeout. A ramen chain in Vancouver uses these 520ml bowls for their "premium tonkotsu" line. They heat seal them with a clear film, then pack them in a branded paper bag. Customers have posted hundreds of Instagram photos of the gold bowl sitting on their dining table. The restaurant estimates that the gold packaging alone generated about $50,000 in free social media exposure last year.

You have two lid options: foil or plastic. The foil lid is crimped onto the rim by hand – a few seconds of folding and you have a secure closure that can handle semithick broths. The plastic lid snaps on instantly, which is faster for highvolume kitchens. Neither is fully leakproof like a heat seal film, but for tonkotsu ramen (which is creamy and thick) or a chunky soup, they work well. If you need absolute leakproof for thin consommé, you would use a heat seal film instead. This rim is compatible with standard heat seal equipment.

From a logistics perspective, the 1000 pieces per carton pack into a 62 x 28.5 x 29.5cm box. That's a relatively slim carton for a 5.5 inch round bowl – they nest tightly because of the tapered walls. A full pallet can hold about 25,000 bowls, which is a month's supply for a busy ramen shop. The gold coating is applied before forming, so it won't scratch off during nesting or transport.

Why choose 520ml over 450ml or 600ml? Because some dishes need that extra 70ml without jumping to a full liter. Think of a laksa with thick rice noodles – they take up more space than thin ramen noodles. Or a seafood chowder with chunks of potato and clam. The 520ml bowl gives you the headroom to pack a hearty portion without the bowl looking half empty. A seafood restaurant in Seattle uses these for their "lobster bisque to go." They fill to 450ml, leaving 70ml of air gap so the lid doesn't touch the soup. That air gap also prevents the heat seal film from sagging.

The gold color also has a functional benefit for hot holding. Darker surfaces absorb and re radiate heat more efficiently than shiny silver. In a heated delivery bag or a warming cabinet, a gold bowl will keep its contents hot for a few minutes longer than a silver one. That can be the difference between a customer getting lukewarm soup versus piping hot.

For non soup uses, this bowl works great for rice pudding, bread pudding, or even a single serve mac and cheese bake. A comfort food restaurant in Chicago uses them for their "family size" baked pasta – they fill the 520ml bowl with ziti, sauce, and cheese, then send it with a foil lid. The customer bakes it at home for 15 minutes. The gold bowl goes from oven to table, and the leftovers go straight into the fridge with the foil lid on top.

Recycling is simple. The bowl and foil lid are aluminum. The plastic lid is #1 PET or #5 PP – check local rules. Some buyers choose the foil lid specifically to keep the package 100% aluminum and easily recyclable.

So whether you're doing premium ramen, a hearty chowder, or a bake at home pasta, this 5.5 inch gold bowl is a versatile choice. It's big enough to satisfy, small enough to handle, and gold enough to impress.