The real garlicky deal


Ngo says he is keeping his fathers legacy alive.

Practically every bottle of garlic chilli sauce carries the name ‘Kampung Koh’, even those not made there. But if you want the original, then Ngo Kia Jong’s NGK is it, writes MEK ZHIN.

SLAPPING the name “Kampung Koh” onto a bottle of garlic chilli sauce is almost like conferring upon it the seal of approval, or “Likes” in contemporary parlance, for that’s where the savoury dip originated from.

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