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
Dak-bokkeum-tang Dak-bokkeum-tang Dak-bokkeum-tang (), Dak-dori-tang () or braised spicy chicken is a traditional Korean dish made by boiling chunks of chicken with vegetables and spices. The ingredients are sometimes stir-fried before being boiled. It is a "jjim" or "jorim"-like dish, and the recipe varies across the Korean peninsula. Common ingredients include potatoes, carrots, green and red chili peppers, dried red chili peppers, scallions, onions, garlic, ginger, "gochujang" (chili paste), "gochutgaru" (chili powder), soy sauce, and sesame oil. "Dak-bokkeum-tang" () is a compound of "dak" (; "chicken"), "bokkeum" (; "stir-fried dish"), and "tang" (; "soup"). The dish has often been called "dak-dori-tang"