Stop by one of the many shops that sell local Melakan products to buy delicacies such as 'cencalok' (shrimp sauce), 'belacan' (shrimp paste), ‘dodol’ (a coconut and palm sugar delicacy) and 'gula melaka' (a natural sweetener made from concentrated coconut juice) for relatives and friends on your way home.

Local products can also be bought from street stalls around Melaka. Sometimes, local delicacies like 'keropok' (prawn or fish crackers) and 'lemang' (glutinous rice cooked inside bamboo segments), fruits and handicrafts are sold here too. These stalls can be found in the following areas.

Tiny baby shrimps  are sun-dried, processed and cured with salt before being formed into and sold as small, flat cakes, bricks or balls. The powerful scent of uncooked belacan can be a turn off for the uninitiated but if you seek to savour Melakan food, you will certainly encounter belacan. It is that indescribable taste that adds depth and certain richness to many a Melakan dish.

Dodol is similar to caramel as it is sticky and chewy. The original dodol and durian dodol are one of the most popular traditional food products. Try these cakes that are a mixture of glutinous rice, coconut juice, coconut milk and palm sugar cooked over a slow fire till it is thick and sticky.

Lemang is glutinous or sticky rice cooked with coconut milk inside bamboo segments over a slow, open fire and eaten with rendang. Lemang is popular over the Malay festive seasons and sold in district roadside stalls and villages.

Misai kucing is a medicinal plant, native in South East Asia such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. It is because shrub which grows to a height of 1.5 meter. It has been cultivated for along time and is a popular garden for its elegant and unique white and purple flower with far-exerted filaments that looks like cat's whiskers. In the wild, the plants can be seen growing along the forest edges, roadsides and wasteland. It is a popular tradisional folk medicine and is extensively use for the prevention of several ailments such as gout, rheumatism, diabetes, hypertension and stone removal in kidney and bladder.

Kopi Tongkat Ali is a delicious drink packed with energy. It is a blend of coffee and the famous Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma Longifolia) herb, well known for its health benefits, and especially valued by men for its aphrodisiac qualities. Drinks containing Tongkat Ali extract can be consumed by men and women, young and old, without any negative side effects.

Kuih Kapek or also known as Kuih Kapit (in English, it is called as "Love Letters") is the most famous Chinese New Year (CNY) biscuit here in Malaysia. The Kuih Kapek is so popular that almost every Chinese house in Malaysia will serve Kuih Kapek during this festive celebration. A crispy cookie emblazoned with auspicious words and symbols, it is made of rice flour, tapioca flour, eggs, sugar and coconut milk. All the ingredients will be combined together into batter which is in liquid form. The mould, used to make the Kuih Kapek will be greased and warmed first to avoid the batter from sticking the mould. Then, the batter will be poured onto the mould which is to be grilled on a charcoal grill. The fire of the grill has to be kept moderate. The run-offs from the batter will then be trimmed to make the biscuit look neat. When the Kuih Kapek has turned into golden colour, it will then be removed from the mould and quickly folded into triangle shape. It will then finally be left to cool it down and then kept in an air-tight container.