And the price of bak kwa this year is...

[Tristan]

SINGAPORE : Chinatown is bustling with shoppers on the first weekend of the annual Lunar New Year street market.

Sales activity is high with just two weeks to the Year of the Rabbit.

This year's street market has almost 600 stalls.

Competition is stiff with many selling the same items, but stall-holders are not worried.

Some say business is up by as much as 30 per cent compared to last year.

"Because the economy is good, people want to buy more goodies for the New Year," said one shopper.

"Bak kwa" or dried barbecued pork is among the bestsellers and may soon hit a record S$50 a kilogramme.
Some retailers say they have to raise prices to offset the higher cost of pork and sugar.

"It's for a gift, so what can I say? People like to eat bak kwa, it's a gift that must be bought," says a shopper.

 

[Watchman]

They should raise it to $100 a KG .

People will still buy .

 

[Kuailan]

Should BOYCOTT the damn Bak Kwa!
1. its bloody oily
2. its really bad for Health
3. after CNY to medical check up every thing goes uP!!
4. The company bosses laughing to the bank u fools are giving so much $$$
for the stupid bak kwa! And Q'ing Q'ing
5. Eating those those black burn (carbon) will cause CANCER
6. Eating Bak KWa cause more harm than Good!
7. some reasons to add.......continue here

 

[Watchman]

Yes . And therefore government should cape it like cigs .

Hazardous to heath . Surgeon's Warning .

 

[silverfox@]

Bak kwa cut to shreds and use it for fried rice. :o

 

[Jabba the Hutt]

Hohohoho...

Donch worry! After fake eggs i am sure the chinese can do it to bak kwa and sell cheap.

I am too fat. Who wants to eat my bak? :p

 

[Ramseth]

Bak kwa cut to shreds and use it for fried rice. :o

For fried rice, shredded char siew is much more cheaper and more suitable. Bak kwa should be munched as a snack on its own at beer time.

 

[Watchman]

For fried rice, shredded char siew is much more cheaper and more suitable. Bak kwa should be munched as a snack on its own at beer time.

I think salted cuttlefish goes well with beer .

Not sweet bak kua with beer.

Leaves a bad aftertaste . The contrast .

 

[Ramseth]

I think salted cuttlefish goes well with beer .

Not sweet bak kua with beer.

Leaves a bad aftertaste . The contrast .

I'm alright with both, bak kwa and preserved cuttlefish. Anyway, on a per g. basis, beer snacks like preserved cuttlefish, cashew and almond nuts etc. are not much cheaper than bak kwa.

 

[garlic]

For fried rice, shredded char siew is much more cheaper and more suitable. Bak kwa should be munched as a snack on its own at beer time.

Fav side dish for beer still lor duck wing and duck breast...

 

[halsey02]

Should BOYCOTT the damn Bak Kwa!
1. its bloody oily
2. its really bad for Health
3. after CNY to medical check up every thing goes uP!!
4. The company bosses laughing to the bank u fools are giving so much $$$
for the stupid bak kwa! And Q'ing Q'ing
5. Eating those those black burn (carbon) will cause CANCER
6. Eating Bak KWa cause more harm than Good!
7. some reasons to add.......continue here

It is heart attack food...but can we resist?

 

[Tristan]

It always amazes me the kind of senseless queues that form outside Lim Chee Guan everytime CNY is here. I mean, who can be bothered and is the bak kwa really that good? Fark some even line up for hours on end.

 

[red amoeba]

its ironic....we can eat bak kwas at 50% off for 300+ days a year but hell,...people always choose these 10+ days to queue and pay exorbitant prices...

 

[nayr69sg]

Bak kwa biz!

 

[GoldenDragon]

It always amazes me the kind of senseless queues that form outside Lim Chee Guan everytime CNY is here. I mean, who can be bothered and is the bak kwa really that good? Fark some even line up for hours on end.

It is said that sales during CNY covers their yearly overheads. Not many biz can have this profile.

 

[Kuailan]

It is heart attack food...but can we resist?

After eating the Bak Kwa during CNY your CHOLESTEROL will be Guaranteed
to INCREASE beyond 250 points, so You will be a WALKING TIME BOMB as what Doctor descript. You drop Dead any time ! So beware don't buy or eat Bak Kwa during CNY!!!

Boycott Bak Kwa!!!

 

[zuoom]

how much is bak kwa normally?

 

[aurvandil]

"Bak kwa" or dried barbecued pork is among the bestsellers and may soon hit a record S$50 a kilogramme.

Over in JB, it is RM72 for 1 kilo. The ridiculous profiteering seems to occur only in Sg. While there are some increases, prices over in Malaysia are quite stable.

You really have to wonder about the ST. Instead of helping Singaporeans combat rampant profiteering by these CNY vendors,they seem to be spinning positive articles to help justify the price hikes.

 

[Tristan]

how much is bak kwa normally?

I reckon 20 over bucks.

 

[zuoom]

Over in JB, it is RM72 for 1 kilo. The ridiculous profiteering seems to occur only in Sg. While there are some increases, prices over in Malaysia are quite stable.

You really have to wonder about the ST. Instead of helping Singaporeans combat rampant profiteering by these CNY vendors,they seem to be spinning positive articles to help justify the price hikes.

i remember that we can't bring bak kwa over from Malaysia? custom guys will stop.
something about disposing of it or fine etc.