Arsik Arsik Arsik is an Indonesian spicy fish dish of the Batak Toba and Mandailing people of North Sumatra, usually using the common carp (known in Indonesia as "ikan mas" or gold fish). Distinctively Batak elements of the dish are the use of torch ginger fruit ("asam cikala"), and "andaliman" (Indonesian szechuan pepper). Common Indonesian spices such as shallots, garlic, ginger, fresh turmeric root and chili are also used. Andaliman, essential for the distinctive taste of the dish, is known to grow only in the Batak highlands above 1500 metres of North Tapanuli and Samosir, hence this dish is regarded as
Gejang and ground Korean pear, onions, ginger and garlic, as well as whole sesame seeds, and sesame oil. In general, the "gejang" can be eaten a half day after the preparation and consuming the dish within two or three days is best to have its intact spicy and sweet and sour taste. If crabs are first marinated in a boiled and chilled mixture of "eakjeok" (액젓, filtered "jeotgal") and soy sauce before mixing the spicy sauce, the "yangnyeom gejang" can be well marinated with the latter sauce, and can be preserved longer. Types are divided by crab species, region, and cooking