Heard of “Bak Kwa” before? Well, it is sort of a traditional meat jerky coated with honey. Not very sure how traditional it is, because it only occurs in Singapore. Never seen such things in other countries, except maybe in Malaysia. It usually comes in pork or chicken “flavours”. And best of all, it is very tasty. What they do is to barbeque the meat jerky in thin slices and wow, the smell is just great. Smells like barbeque meat, but the honey really brings up the flavour of the jerky. Everytime I pass by some of the shops sellng Bak Kwa, I get so very hungry for it. They look like shiny pieces of beer jerky, but definitely looks more appetizing than regular beer jerky.

However, this is the Chinese New Year season. So the prices of Bak Kwa has doubled in the recent weeks. Just like the prices of turkey during the Christmas Holidays, the prices of Bak Kwa increase as well druing the Chinese New Year period. It’s a fact of life. Demand increases, prices will rise. Worst of all, you see so many advertisements for Bak Kwa and they are so damn tempting but since I am paid very low, I can’t really afford them. The prices range from store to store, but it is approximately S$50 per kilo. Yes, it’s that expensive now. Probably that will go on till the Chinese New Year holidays are over. Then the prices will drop. I guess this is the time that they can make money. I bet they make a lot of money from just selling Bak Kwa alone. I seen my boss buying stacks and stacks of boxes of Bak Kwa to give to their important clients and the sales staff. Note that it’s to their clients and their SALES staff, not their poorly paid staff. This is a indication of our standing in the company, I guess. Viva Singapore! Viva Singapore!

So if you going to buy some Bak Kwa, please send me a few. Just a few pieces will do. I am not that greedy to demand a few boxes of Bak Kwa. And why are there so many stores selling Bak Kwa near my workplace! It’s just isn’t fair. You can see but you can’t eat.

If you would like to make your own Bak Kwa, check out this blog: http://www.noodlesandrice.com/bak-kua-bak-kwa-diy-pork-bbq-pork-jerky/