Asam pedas
![]() Ambu-ambu asam padeh, a Padang-style asam pedas ikan tongkol
( mackerel tuna) | |
Course | Main course |
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Place of origin | Indonesia[1][2][3] |
Region or state | Sumatra |
Associated cuisine | Indonesia, Malaysia[4] and Singapore |
Serving temperature | Hot or room temperature |
Main ingredients | Fish cooked in sour and hot sauce |
Asam pedas (
Region

The spicy and sour fish dish is endemic in the Malay Archipelago,
It has become a typical cuisine of
Preparation
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The main ingredients in asam pedas are usually seafood or freshwater fish. They are cooked in asam (tamarind) fruit juice with chilli and spices.
The cooking process involves soaking the pulp of the tamarind fruit until it is soft and then squeezing out the juice for cooking the fish. Asam paste may be substituted for convenience. Vegetables such as terong or brinjals (Indian eggplants), okra and tomatoes are added.
Fish and seafood—such as
In Indonesia, the most common fish used in asam pedas is tongkol (mackerel tuna). In Lingga, the dish is preferably served with sago griddle cakes (lempeng sagu) in place of rice usual in other places.[11]
Kaeng som is the Thai version of asam pedas.[12] In Bengal, India there is a similar dish is called Macher tak (sour fish).
See also
References
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- ^ "Asam Pedas". Tastefood. Archived from the original on 2012-01-03.
- ^ Faris Joraimi (Apr–Jun 2021). "Mother Island: Finding Singapore's Past in Pulau Lingga". BiblioAsia. Vol. 17, no. 4. National Library Board, Singapore. pp. 30–35.
- ^ "Kaeng-som, a Thai culinary classic".