13 Famous Bak Kwa Brands, Ranked From Worst To Best

Pineapple tarts are good and love letters are, well, lovely — but it ain’t Chinese New Year if you aren’t bingeing on bak kwa. These glistening squares mottled with blackened char marks are sweet, savoury, umami, meaty and gratifyingly greasy in a way a cookie never will be. It’s manna from the CNY snack heavens — but only when you encounter a piece worthy of the (exceedingly high) calories, of course... ...