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
Euneo-juk scallions, minced garlic, and grated ginger), followed by "sujebi" (teared wheat flour dough) and vegetables such as chili peppers, "kkaennip" (perilla leaves), waterdropwort, and crown daisy greens. In South Gyeongsang Province, boned sweetfish is stir-fried in sesame oil. Finely diced onions and carrots are then added to the rice and stock. The porridge is seasoned with salt to finish. Euneo-juk Euneo-juk () or sweetfish porridge is a type of "juk" (porridge), made with sweetfish and rice. Preparation of the soup usually involves boiling sweetfish to make stock, deboning the boiled fish for inclusion in the porridge, and boiling soaked rice