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
Balchão Balchão Balchão has been described as "a fiery dish from Goa (in coastal western India) which is almost like a pickle". It is a spicy seafood or meat dish in Goan cuisine. Balchão is a method of cooking, made with either fish ("de peixe"), prawns ("de camarão"), or pork ("de porco"), in a spicy and tangy tomato-chili sauce. It resembles pickling and can be made days in advance without reheating. The traditional balchão uses a paste made from dried shrimp known as "galmbo" in Konkani. Its ingredients could include prawns, oil, onions chopped fine, tomatoes, garlic paste or cloves, ginger