Just as stock market speculators lose their heads when stock prices start to rise, aunties preparing for Chinese New Year have to keep a close watch on bak kwa prices, which climb heavenwards in the weeks preceding CNY. Fail to provide your CNY guests with a free flow of bak kwa and shame will fall upon their family, causing their children to receive below-market-rate ang baos.
Most of the shops we surveyed have plans to make one final price hike next week just in time for CNY, so if you haven’t started stocking up yet, this weekend is the time to do it, since prices look set to change on Monday. Here are the current bak kwa prices at the time of writing.
New Peng Hiang
|
Type |
Price ($ per kg) |
|
BBQ pork |
44 |
|
BBQ Sliced pork |
46 |
|
Wine BBQ pork |
46 |
|
Kimchi BBQ pork |
46 |
|
Chilli BBQ pork |
46 |
|
Minced pork |
44 |
|
Nonya BBQ pork |
46 |
|
Sliced chicken |
44 |
|
Golden coin pork |
46 |
*Prices will rise once more next week.
Lim Chee Guan
|
Type |
Price ($ per kg) |
|
BBQ beef |
50 |
|
BBQ bacon |
85 |
|
BBQ chicken |
50 |
|
BBQ chilli pork |
56 |
|
Golden coin pork |
50 |
|
BBQ prawn |
50 |
|
BBQ fish |
50 |
|
Mini BBQ pork |
50 |
|
Signature sliced pork |
54 |
Fragrance
|
Type |
Price ($ per kg) |
|
Loose |
44 |
|
Sliced tender |
54 |
|
Strip |
54 |
|
Chilli |
56 |
|
Golden coin |
56 |
|
Kurobuta |
76 |
|
Bacon |
76 |
|
Chicken |
54 |
|
Beef |
65 |
|
Golden God (seasonal) |
56 |
|
Honey |
56 |
|
Almond |
99 |
* Prices will rise once more next week.
Bee Cheng Hiang
|
Type |
Price ($ per kg) |
|
Sliced pork |
52 |
|
Minced pork |
50 |
|
Sliced beef |
62 |
|
Chilli pork |
54 |
|
Chilli gourmet |
80 |
|
Sliced chicken |
52 |
|
Golden coin |
52 |
|
Chicken coin |
52 |
|
Gourmet |
80 |
|
Gourmet fusion |
64 |
|
Loose |
42 |
|
Gold |
54 |
Kim Joo Guan
|
Type |
Price ($ per kg) |
|
Sliced pork |
50 |
Kim Hua Guan
|
Type |
Price ($ per kg) |
|
Minced pork |
50 |
|
Chilli minced pork |
60 |
Lim Hock Guan
|
Type |
Price ($ per kg) |
|
Chilli dried pork |
55 |
|
Dried pork |
50 |
Bee Kim Heng
|
Type |
Price ($ per kg) |
|
Sliced pork |
50 |
|
Chilli spiced pork |
54 |
|
Golden coin |
50 |
|
Chicken |
52 |
Kim Peng Hiang
|
Type |
Price ($ per kg) |
|
Slice royal pork |
45 |
|
Chilli dried pork |
40 |
|
BBQ pork |
40 |
Kim Hock Guan
|
Type |
Price ($ per kg) |
|
BBQ sliced pork |
50 |
Bee Hock Guan
|
Type |
Price ($ per kg) |
|
Pork |
45 |
|
Chilli pork |
45 |
|
Minced pork |
45 |
|
Black pepper |
60 |
|
Golden coin |
45 |
Hu Cheng Long
|
Type |
Price ($ per kg) |
|
Pork |
50 |
|
Chilli pork |
52 |
|
Lobster |
68 |
Kim Hock Seng
|
Type |
Price ($ per kg) |
|
Pork |
52 |
|
Chilli pork |
52 |
Why or why aren’t you buying bak kwa this year? Let us know in the comments!