asam_pedas | country | malaysia <tsp> malaysia | ethnicgroup | malaysian_chinese <tsp> malaysia | ethnicgroup | malaysian_malay <tsp> malaysia | leadername | arifin_zakaria <tsp> asam_pedas | region | 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 
arifin zakaria is the leader of malaysia where the ethnic groups are the malaysian chinese and the malay. asam pedas is a food from malaysia in the malay peninsula.asam pedas is believed to come from minangkabau cuisine of west sumatra, indonesia