Shoppers visiting Kuwait frequently seek out authentic regional items, traditional cultural artifacts, and luxury goods available in historic marketplaces like Souq Al-Mubarakiya. Popular purchases include high-grade natural oud and complex oriental perfumes often referred to as liquid gold, premium varieties of locally grown dates and exotic spices like saffron, traditional handmade Sadu woven textiles and handicrafts, ornate metallic coffee pots known as dallahs, and certified high-purity gold jewelry and regional pearl ornaments.