Chitchat More good news for Sinkies - price of bak kwa skyrockets!

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1kg of bak kwa costs up to S$120 in S'pore ahead of CNY 2024​

Chinese New Year is just a couple of weeks away, and the price of bak kwa(barbecued meat jerky) has gone up.

Prices at popular bak kwa shops range from S$21.00 to S$120, depending on the type of bak kwa and the quantity purchased.

Bak kwa is a popular snack during Chinese New Year, commonly offered to guests during visits or presented as gifts to friends and relatives.

Bee Cheng Hiang​

According to Bee Cheng Hiang's website, prices for different bak kwarange from S$70 to S$108 per kg.

The cheapest item is the minced pork bak kwa, which costs S$70 for 1kg.

The most expensive item is the Chilli Gourmet, which costs S$108 for 1kg.

In December 2022, about three weeks before the 2023 Chinese New Year, the price for 500g of bak kwa was S$39.

Bee Cheng Hiang is also selling its limited edition Applewood Sliced Pork at S$88 per kg.

Screenshot via Reddit

Screenshot via Reddit


However, others pointed out that the Applewood Sliced Pork is a premium item, hence the price.

Screenshot via Reddit

Screenshot via Reddit

Bee Cheng Hiang's Applewood Sliced Pork bak kwa is made from premium pork hind legs and smoked for two hours in applewood imported from the U.S.

Lim Chee Guan​

Lim Chee Guan's prices for its product range from S$37 to S$60 per 500g.

The barbeque prawn, fish, chicken and golden coin cost S$37 for 500g.

The barbeque bacon bak kwa is the most expensive item, which costs S$60 per 500g.

In February 2023, the cost for bak kwaranged from S$29 to S$50 for 500g.

Fragrance Bak Kwa​

Fragrance Bak Kwa prices range from S$21.60 to S$32.30 for 500g.

The bacon bak kwa costs S$21.60 for 500g, while the chilli bak kwa cost S$32.30.

Screenshot via Fragrance Bak Kwa website


Top images via Bee Cheng Hiang/Facebook & Google Maps

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

Tiagong , Stall at basement
Fu Lu Shu 500g below 30 dollars.

Tiagong quality quite good deh woh..

 

[syed putra]

Buy satay instead. But no pork.

 

[jw5]

Dumbass sinkies should consider either of the following couple of points:

1. Don't eat bak kwa at all.

2. Don't buy bak kwa just before CNY.

 

[jw5]

Buy satay instead. But no pork.

Absolutely agree. I only buy chicken satay.

 

[A Singaporean]

Low class Sinkies always want to eat expensive stuff during CNY. When cannot afford kpkb. Retards.

 

[millim6868]

Funny why need to buy,knn

 

[millim6868]

Cb it's just a funking brand with different taste,lol,kumlan sinkies, like HDB n EC all same cos they throw in a pool tennis court n u pay double ,lol kumlan

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

.
Tiagong , currently ,
the cheapest in Town .

.

 

[sbfuncle]

Prices at popular bak kwa shops range from S$21.00 to S$120, depending on the type of bak kwa and the quantity purchased.

What fark up statement is this?
Of course is depending on quantity purchased.
But here it means at any quantity it is max at $120

 

[Balls2U]

Just go Jiuhu and buy. Fucking cheap and good. Only gong chee byes will buy in Sinkieland and kena chop carrot for nothing.

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

If dumb Sinkies don’t eat bak kwa when it’s most expensive during CNY, it will literally kill them

 

[zhihau]

Altogether now!!! HUAT AH!!!

 

[zhihau]

Absolutely agree. I only buy chicken satay.

Babi satay sedap nya…

 

[mojito]

This is what prosperity looks like. Why can't u all let other people make money?

 

[cocobobo]

Plant-based bakkwa nice or not?

 

[bobby]

Wait till 10pm on 9Feb to buy lor….maybe got discount ?

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

Tiagong,
very long Q at Lim Chee Guan
now at chinatown branch ,

 

[LexLuthor]

Tiagong , Stall at basement
Fu Lu Shu 500g below 30 dollars.

Tiagong quality quite good deh woh..

KNN, you advertise like that, wait I kanna long queue leh.

 

[LexLuthor]

I understand from people working in the industry that BK is made of sows that have given birth many times and are in the stage of menopause.