Nyonya dumplings
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!
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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.
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'.
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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