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Best food gifts from Malacca
Nyonya dumplings: could your sentiments get any gooier? – HungryGoWhere pic, September 10, 2015.After sightseeing and eating up a storm in the historic state of Malacca, shop around for some of the best food gifts the picturesque town has to offer!
Tan Kim Hock Product Centre and San Shu Gong are some of the biggest places to get all kinds of local snacks and titbits but if you stroll along Jonker Walk, you'll come across countless stalls selling anything from gula Melaka to pineapple tarts and more!
We have suggestions for a day’s worth of eating, but when it’s time to leave, here are HungryGoWhere’s choices for food souvenirs from Malacca that we think your family and friends will love, young or old!
Pineapple tarts
After chicken rice balls, pineapple tarts are the next thing that pops into our minds when it comes to Malacca. Crumbly, buttery pastry with sticky-sweet pineapple jam, we could easily polish off an entire case of them in one sitting!
'You look so good, you must be a fineapple'. – HungryGoWhere pic, September 10, 2015.If you hover over some of the more popular stalls on Jonker Walk (Christina Ee, LW, Pooh Keon, Nyonya Story Enterprise, just to name a few), you might just be able to catch samples fresh out of the oven! When it comes to deciding which to bring home, check out our taste test to see which brand comes out on top.
Gula Melaka
A sweet gift for your sweetie. – HungryGoWhere pic, September 10, 2015.Extracted from the sap of coconut palm trees, the rich, earthy aroma of gula Melaka makes it a popular ingredient in Peranakan cooking. You can find it drizzled generously over cendol or in the classic Nyonya dessert, the sticky-sweet sago gula Melaka.
Often shaped into cylindrical blocks, the sugar is plentiful in Malacca. We were told that the lighter the colour of the blocks, the more it's mixed with refined sugar so the darker the brown, the more gula Melaka you'll be getting!
Nyonya dumplings
Nyonya dumplings are unique for their sweet-savoury flavour and characteristic bright blue colour, tinted by pea flowers. The sticky rice dumplings are stuffed with candied winter melon and minced pork which gives it its sweet and salty taste.
Poh Piah Lwee and East & West Rendezvous Cafe are some of the places you can find these delicious Nyonya dumplings and if you visit at the right time, you can even watch them being made!
Kacang tumbuk
If the other gifts don't work, here’s what you get when you feel 'crushed'. – HungryGoWhere pic, September 10, 2015.Literally translated from Malay to "punched peanuts", kacang tumbuk is a flaky peanut biscuit. The nuts are crushed to a fine dust, mixed with a little sugar, and compacted into a square biscuit. They're really crumbly so pop the whole thing into your mouth to avoid a mess. Get some to go and munch on them while you stroll along Jonker Walk or take some home from any souvenir shop you stumble on.
For more gift suggestions, check out the full 8 Food Gifts in Malacca guide. Malacca has a lot to offer, so just take a quick road trip there if you happen to have a weekend off like we did. If you like to explore our cultural food heritage, then check out another food trail as an introduction to Malacca cuisine. – September 10, 2015.
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