Among all the typically extravagant Lunar New Year dishes, the humble ngoh hiang is one of our favourites. Believed to have originated in Fujian, China, these crispy rolls were an ingenious way of making the most of leftovers — home cooks would mix excess meat and vegetables with five-spice powder and wrap the fillings in beancurd skin before steaming and deep-frying to extend the shelf life of these yummy rolls.
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1/241/24A boom in home-based businesses selling ngoh hiang -
2/242/241. U KITCHENETTE (8 DAYS Pick!) -
3/243/24Ngoh Hiang, $25 for 12 pcs; $48 for 25 pcs -
4/244/242. AH MA'S NGOH HIANG (8 DAYS Pick!) -
5/245/24Ngoh Hiang, $19 for 18 pcs -
6/246/243. NGOH HIANG KIA -
7/247/24Ngoh Hiang, $15 for 10pcs -
8/248/244. BEE ENG EATS (8 DAYS Pick!) -
9/249/24Ngoh Hiang, $18 for 10 pcs or $35 for 20 pcs -
10/2410/245. NINTH-STOREY KITCHEN -
11/2411/24Ngoh Hiang, $14 for five rolls; $10 for 15 bite-sized pcs (Order this!) -
12/2412/246. YUMMYROLLZ -
13/2413/24Ngoh Hiang, $15 for 13 pcs; $20 for 18 pcs -
14/2414/24Tom Yum Seafood Ngoh Hiang, $22 for 18 pcs (Order this!) -
15/2415/247. ENG MA -
16/2416/24Ngoh Hiang, $14.90 for 10 pcs (fried); $11.90 for 10 pcs (frozen) -
17/2417/248. MDM TAY EATS -
18/2418/24Ngoh Hiang, $20 for 15 pcs -
19/2419/249. CAI NGOH HIANG & SAMBAL (8 DAYS Pick!) -
20/2420/24Pork & Prawn Ngoh Hiang, $25 for 20 pcs -
21/2421/2410. MUM'S NGOH HIANG (8 DAYS Pick!) -
22/2422/24Mozzarella Ngoh Hiang, $25 for 18 pcs, sold frozen (Order this!) -
23/2423/2411. SHIOK SHIOK -
24/2424/24Ngoh Hiang Box, $20 for 20 pcs; available fried or frozen