Ngo hiang

{{Short description|Hokkien and Teochew dish widely adapted in Malay and Indonesia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox food | name = Ngo hiang | image = Wuxiang zz.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = | alternate_name = ''Heh gerng'' (China); ''lor bak'' (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore); ''que-kiam'', ''kikiam'', ''kikyam'', ''kekiam'', ''ngohiong'' (Philippines) | country = China | region = Minnan region, Hokkien-speaking areas of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand | creator = | course = | served = | main_ingredient = Various meats and vegetables, five-spice powder, tofu skin | variations = | calories = | other = }} {{Infobox Chinese | s = 五香 | t = 五香 | showflag = poj | poj = ngó͘-hiang / ngó͘-hiong / gó͘-hiong | l = five spices | p = Wǔxiāng | w = Wu3-hsiang1 | j = Ng5hoeng1 | y = Ńghhēung }}

'''Ngo hiang''' (Hokkien {{zh|c={{linktext|五香}}|poj=ngó͘-hiang / ngó͘-hiong / gó͘-hiong}}), also known as '''heh gerng''' ({{zh|t=蝦管|poj=hê-kǹg}}) '''lor bak''' ({{zh|c=五香滷肉|poj=ngó͘-hiong-ló͘-bah}}) or '''kikiam''' ({{IPA|tl|ˈkɪk.jam}})<ref>{{cite web |title=Kikiam |url=https://www.angsarap.net/2013/04/05/kikiam/ |website=Ang Sarap |access-date=4 July 2018|date=5 April 2013 }}</ref> is a unique Hokkien and Teochew dish widely adopted in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, in addition to its place of origin in southern China.

It is essentially a composition of various meats and vegetables and other ingredients, such as a sausage-like roll consisting of minced pork and prawn (or fish) seasoned with five-spice powder (Hokkien: {{zh|t=五香粉}}, ''ngó͘-hiong-hún'') after which it is named, rolled inside a tofu skin and deep-fried.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rasamalaysia.com/ngoh-hiang-recipe/2/|title=Ngoh Hiang (Chinese Five-Spice Pork Roll) recipe|work=Rasa Malaysia| date=June 2010 |access-date=17 July 2011}}</ref> It is usually served with chili sauce and a house-special sweet sauce. Many stalls in Singaporean food courts and hawker centres sell fried bee hoon with ngo hiang; this combination is common for breakfast and lunch. In Indonesia, people enjoy ngo hiang with sambal.

The Philippine versions were originally introduced by Hokkien migrants and are generally known as kikiam. However, the variant called ngohiong from Cebu has diverged significantly from the original dish. Instead of using beancurd skin, it uses lumpia wrappers. A street food dish also sometimes called "kikiam" (called "tempura" in Cebu) in the Philippines is neither of those dishes, but is instead an elongated version of fishballs. The street food version of kikiam was made from pork, not fish.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ngohiong (Cebu's Lumpia) |url=https://www.mamasguiderecipes.com/2017/05/06/lumpia-ngohiong/ |website=Mama's Guide Recipes |access-date=9 May 2019|date=6 May 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ngohiong |url=https://eatyourworld.com/destinations/asia/philippines/cebu/what_to_eat/ngohiong |website=Eat Your World |access-date=9 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fish Kikiam |url=http://www.panlasangpinoymeatrecipes.com/fish-kikiam.htm |website=Panlasang Pinoy Meaty Recipes |access-date=9 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Street Eats: Budbud Kabog and "Tempura" of Dumaguete |url=http://thelostboylloyd.com/2011/04/street-eats-budbud-kabog-and-tempura-of.html |website=The Lost Boy Lloyd |access-date=9 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509115654/http://thelostboylloyd.com/2011/04/street-eats-budbud-kabog-and-tempura-of.html |archive-date=9 May 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==2019 Southeast Asian Games controversies== {{Main article|Concerns and controversies at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games#Provision of meals}} During the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines, a report from the ''South China Morning Post'' on 26 November 2019 claimed that Muslim athletes from Singapore were served ''kikiam'' and pork rolls, both containing ground pork which Muslims are prohibited from consuming. The report, however, was refuted by the Singapore National Olympic Council, stating that the Muslim athletes on the Singaporean team were not served pork to eat.<ref name="SingaporeKikiamIncident">{{Cite news |last=Romero |first=Anna Maria |date=27 November 2019 |title=Fake news: Muslim athletes from Singapore NOT served pork at SEA Games in Manila |work=The Independent Singapore |url=https://theindependent.sg/fake-news-muslim-athletes-from-singapore-not-served-pork-at-sea-games-in-manila/ |access-date=18 August 2022}}</ref>

On the same day, another incident occurred after the coach of the Philippine women's football team complained that the athletes were only served ''kikiam'' with rice and egg for breakfast at the hotel that they stayed in. The hotel clarified, however, that the ''kikiam'' was actually chicken sausage, and was part of a buffet service that included other food as well. It was also revealed that the coach was not actually at the hotel when the incident happened. Following this, the coach apologized to the hotel for the error.<ref name="ChickenSausageIncident">{{Cite news |last=Cabico |first=Gaea Katreena |date=27 November 2019 |title='Kikiam' served to Games athletes actually chicken sausage, hotel says |work=The Philippine Star |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/11/27/1972310/kikiam-served-games-athletes-actually-chicken-sausage-hotel-says |access-date=18 August 2022}}</ref>

==Gallery== <gallery> File:Ngo hiang Bogor.jpg|Ngo hiang in Bogor, Indonesia File:Chinese Ngohiong and Chorizo.jpg|Filipino ngohiong is wrapped in lumpia wrappers rather than tofu skin File:2581Foods_Fruits_Vegetables_Cuisine_Bulacan_08.jpg|Street-food ''kikiam'' in Baliwag, Bulacan, Philippines </gallery>

==See also== {{portal|Food}} {{Commons category|Ngo hiang}} * Batagor * Fishcake * Lekor * Otak-otak * Pempek

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