Lim Chee Guan in Chinatown

Chinese New Year is the season where Bak Kwa retailers like Lim Chee Guan does a brisque business, with queues in the range of more than 50 people at any one time, usually stretching through several lanes in Chinatown, and for long hours. It does take a certain special recipe to make these die hard fans come back for more every year, despite the price hike much closer to the Chinese New Year date. In fact the demand was so great the pork flavour was sold out the day that this video was taken.

Nonetheless those who faithfully come early does enjoy their priced Bak Kwa meat with much glee, often either eating them on its own, or sandwich between breads, or added to rice. 

Lim Chee Guan at People's Park Complex

Lim Chee Guan is one of the reputable bak kwa stalls we usually patronize whenever we have a craving for bak kwa. Bak kwa is the Asian equivalent of beef jerky, just that the best selling ones are made from pork. We like Lim Chee Guan's serving as the barbequed pork slices are not very oily.

Bak kwa is the must have snack found in most Chinese families during the Chinese New Year Holidays. It is usually cut into bite sizes and eaten plain. When cut into smaller bite size pieces, it can be introduced as an appetising ingredient in many dishes : be it Seafood fried rice, or Korean Bimbipbam, or sambal Nasi goreng, in sandwiches, on top of pizzas, in Claypot rice, etc. The Bak Kwa never fails to pack a punch.

It is an acquired taste, just like sashimi - either you loved it or loathe it.

Address for Lim Chee Guan:

Main : 

203, New Bridge Road (Chinatown MRT Exit A) 

Branch : 

1, Park Road, People's Park Complex #01-25, S(059508) (Chinatown MRT Exit C)

Ion Orchard B4-37 (Orchard MRT)

www.limcheeguan.com.sg