17 Mar
Recession Food? Vicchuda Tom Yum @ Damansara Uptown
Small Note: Our write-up on Nong & Jimmy was featured in The Star Sunday Metro
With more stories about credit crisis, mortgage meltdown and job losses, it appears we are heading towards recession, and it may not get better anytime soon. I figured I’d jump on the recession bandwagon by introducing some recession proof food that is light on the wallet but feels heavy on the stomach.
Vicchuda in Damansara Utama is a great place for some Thai food. The restaurant has done pretty well because it is simply the best – cheap, easy and quick. The owner himself originates from the southern part of Thailand too. Though Vicchuda is essentially a restaurant with Thai influnces, the menu roams freely with some Malaysian fares such as ayam paprika daging masak merah and curries too.
From top left: ayam paprik, menu, tom yum campur, kerabu perut, kailan with salted fish, cucumber with sambal belacan.
Served scalding hot, the tom yum campur is very spicy and sour, with a lot of fresh spices and herbs like lemon grass, ginger root, red shallots, lime coriander leaves, chili and kaffir lime leaves. The bits of cili padi floating on top of the clear soup may look too intimidating, do not fear as real tom yum should draw your sweat and tears. Unlike tom yum soup at other places, Vicchuda’s version has got omphhhh. It was spicy enough to make our scalp sweat but keep wanting for more.
Kerabu Perut. The tripes were thin, slighty crunchy and firm in texture. With dashes of fish sauce, lemon juice and sugar, the sauce is sweet, sour, salty and spicy. Very addictive stuff.
Apart from their specialties such as bawal masam manis udang petai, kerabu sotong, the usual fare like kangkung belacan, ayam papril, fried rice, and nasi pataya are pretty good too. We would highly recommend both kerabu perut and tomyam soup. At only RM4 to RM6 per portion (small), it is best to go for a greater variety of dishes. With 4 dishes, 2 rice and iced water, the total bill came at RM 23. Now this is what we meant by recession food…
Vicchuda Tom Yam Restaurant
24 Jalan SS21/35,
Damansara Utama
03 7722 3481
Opens from 11am to 12 midnight
(same row as Champion Duck and MayBank)
Posted by email2me on March 17, 2009 at 5:56 am
The sambal petai ikan bilis also very good! I visit their Kota Damansara branch more since I stay nearby.
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Posted by cumidanciki on March 17, 2009 at 9:23 am
well done! last time we went .. not so good. time to revisit me thinks!
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Posted by Bangsar-bAbE on March 17, 2009 at 12:54 pm
I come here quite often for lunch! =D
The nasi goreng kerabu and nasi goreng pattaya is pretty good too!
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Posted by thenomadGourmand on March 17, 2009 at 3:02 pm
RM23?? that’s cheap!
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Posted by sc on March 17, 2009 at 3:12 pm
oh, i remember vichuda’s fiery, spicy tom yum! it was so hot! (but sure got kick!)
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Posted by Nic (KHKL) on March 17, 2009 at 4:30 pm
i’ve never had Kerabu Perut before. it has always been chicken feet…hmmm, i’m sure the perut will taste good cos it’s crunchy and smooth. yummy! ;D
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Posted by xin on March 18, 2009 at 12:48 am
congrats on the write up!
btw, what is kerabu perut? perut is the stomach perut?
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Posted by mimid3vils on March 18, 2009 at 7:38 am
the perut is perut lembu?
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Posted by J2Kfm on March 18, 2009 at 10:09 am
yeah, read from somewhere this Malay tomyum of a killer ….
but never bothered to go all the way, though can see from the highway right?
agree with u there, REAL tomyum should draw your sweat, tears …. and then some. =P
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Posted by lotsofcravings on March 18, 2009 at 1:34 pm
haha at least can still afford rm10pls per pax food…sigh if it gets worse..i think have to resort to rm5 chap fan, or even worse roti canai!
touch wood touch wood..
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Posted by Big Boys Oven on March 20, 2009 at 10:59 pm
congrats that you got festured!
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Posted by xin on April 2, 2009 at 12:58 am
i was in uptown and remember your post, but i forgot the add! argh, i toured the whole uptown but just couldnt find this
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Posted by zack on May 5, 2009 at 4:35 am
What is the meaning of Vicchuda actually? Hurmmm.. I guest Thai Vocab btw quite nice name…
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