asam_pedas | country | malaysia <tsp> malaysia | ethnicgroup | malaysian_chinese <tsp> malaysia | leadername | arifin_zakaria <tsp> malaysia | ethnicgroup | malaysian_indian <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 
malaysian indian and malaysian chinese are two of the ethnic groups in malaysia where arifin zakaria is the leader. asam pedas is found in malaysia and is from the malay peninsula region.asam pedas has spread throughout the islands of sumatra (inc. riau, jambi, south sumatra), borneo (west kalimantan) and malay peninsula