Popiah Chain Now Selling S$873 ‘Most Expensive’ Popiah Topped With Caviar & 24K Gold Leaf
It is stuffed with one very premium ingredient that accounts for the eye-watering price, and you will need to order the popiah one week in advance.
If you are in Malaysia and have RM2,888 (S$873) to spare, you could splurge on a decadent “Most Expensive RM2,888 Popiah”. And yes, that’s its official name.
The very boujee roll is a collaboration between a Kuala Lumpur restaurant called Nimbus, and Ipoh popiah chain Bibi’s Popiah.
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Why so expensive?
At an event to unveil the popiah, Nimbus Restaurant’s owner-chef, Fred Choong, and chef Yao Tong from Bibi’s Popiah introduced the ingredients that went into the roll, which explains its eye-watering price.
According to the chefs, each popiah is stuffed with “five different ingredients from different countries”.
It is brushed with edible 24K gold leaf from Italy…
And topped with premium grade osetra caviar…
Instead of jicama, which gives popiah its signature juiciness and crunch, the humble turnip is swapped out for pricey in-season keisui pears, known for their intense sweetness and crisp bite, from Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture.
Now, this might be the thing you eat before Chinese New Year so you can brag about it to relatives for the next 20 years (customers have to order it at least a week in advance). Or you could just save the money and buy 500 local hawker popiahs with it.
Photos: KL Foodie/ Nimbus Restaurant
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