In this day and age, Malaysian kuih are mostly commercially made with modern appliances to meet popular demand, hence the traditional way of kuih-making is a dying art.

The Seni Pembuatan Kuih Tradisional or Traditional Art of Making Kuih special stamp issue highlights the old-fashioned ways of making popular Malaysian kuih using brass moulds of various shapes and sizes, as well as materials including coconut shell, coconut fibre and charcoal while baking.

There are five conventional methods featured and they are of Kuih Akok, Kuih Bakar, Kuih Kapit, Kuih Jala and Kuih Bahulu.