I remember when I was young, near my grandma’s house at the old village of Pengkalan Weld in Penang, there was a neighbor that has a business in selling cucur udang (prawn fritters). High school kids in the area took up part-time job as cucur udang door to door salesmen. My late grandma used to buy a few of this snack whenever the kids with their baskets full hot prawn fritters and chili sauce came by the house.

Cucur Udang at Pudu Plaza

Fast forward some twenty odd years, the same aroma of freshly deep fried cucur udang greeted me at the entrace of Pudu Plaza (for the uninformed, it is behind Berjaya Times Square.) Even though I have just had lunch, I surrender to the temptation and got myself a piece of cucur udang, with chili sauce, of course.

The RM1 snack was just as good as I remember it to be. The crunchiness of the deep fried dough with whole prawns on top, chewing them down with chili sauce is like a walk down memory lane, the taste and aroma brought up flashes of those innocent days.

The traditional cucur udang is not as popular as it once used to be, but do give it a try if you are around Pudu Plaza area.

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KY eats – Cucur Udang (Prawn Fritters, 虾饼) outside Pudu Plaza
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13 thoughts on “KY eats – Cucur Udang (Prawn Fritters, 虾饼) outside Pudu Plaza

  • September 17, 2007 at 12:27 pm
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    Nice recommendation. I’m a bit embarrased to say that I didn’t know what these were called until now. Maybe I haven’t been at ‘home’ long enough. Still, it was great to learn from your blog entry.
    I miss Msia despite any cons (as in pros & cons).

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  • September 17, 2007 at 3:07 pm
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    cucur udang! yay! my fav!
    also can call “hye piah” (hokkien)

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  • September 17, 2007 at 4:41 pm
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    kat kelantan takdak pun……………… :(((

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  • September 17, 2007 at 5:38 pm
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    Looks yummy, but where’s the sauce?

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  • September 17, 2007 at 11:25 pm
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    what is the operating hours? from what time to what time… thanks…

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  • September 18, 2007 at 11:05 am
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    kelantan ader la

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  • September 20, 2007 at 3:48 pm
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    why no body answer my question? 🙁
    i wants to know the operating hours…
    tell me lar….

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  • September 20, 2007 at 5:27 pm
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    Dear carrie,

    I had it in the afternoon, not very sure of it’s operating hours

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  • September 20, 2007 at 11:33 pm
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    Dear KY,
    thanks for your reply… i will try it…

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  • November 16, 2008 at 3:42 pm
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    hey, it’s only rm0.50 in kuching! 🙂 rocks as well 🙂

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  • November 18, 2008 at 8:50 am
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    Carrie,
    Sure. 😀

    joyce,
    ooO 1/2 price!

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