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
Korean regional cuisine fish are caught in the adjacent sea. Although Hamgyong cuisine is not salty, garlic and chili pepper are used heavily as seasonings. The alternative name, "dadegi", for chili powder-based sauce originates from the region. "Hamhung naengmyeon", a cold noodle dish, is made with the sauce. It originates in Hamhung, South Hamgyong province, and is topped with "hoe" (sliced raw fish) seasoned with hot and spicy sauce. The noodles are mixed with the "hoe" and sauce, so called "hoe naengmyeon", which is different from "naengmyeon" eaten in the rest of North Korea. However, the taste of North Hamgyong province is plainer