asam_pedas | country | malaysia <tsp> malaysia | ethnicgroup | malaysian_chinese <tsp> malaysia | ethnicgroup | malaysian_malay <tsp> asam_pedas | region | sumatra and malay peninsula <sep> asam pedas (minangkabau: asam padeh; 'sour and spicy') is a maritime southeast asian sour and spicy fish stew dish asam pedas is believed to come from minangkabau cuisine of west sumatra, indonesia and has spread throughout to the islands of sumatra (inc riau, jambi, south sumatra), borneo (west kalimantan) and malay peninsula 
the dish asam pedas comes from the region of sumatra and the malay peninsula in malaysia. the people of malaysia are known as malay also the malaysian chinese are an ethnic group in malaysia.asam pedas is believed to come from minangkabau cuisine of west sumatra, indonesia