As an archipelagic country, grilled fish is very popular in Indonesia and can be found in various places, from shops on the coast of Aceh, restaurants on the coast of Kupang, to the center of Jakarta. [1] Various specific grilled fish recipes appear, such as Sundanese Cianjur grilled fish, [2] which generally use freshwater fish such as carp and gurami, as well as Balinese Jimbaran grilled fish, which are served in several warungs around the beach and fish market in Jimbaran , Bali3] Marine grilled fish, especially popular in Eastern Indonesia; like Sulawesidan Maluku where most of the population works as fishermen, and this area has a vast sea that produces many types of marine food. [4] Usually, fish are soaked in spices with a fine spice mixture, sometimes with a mixture of shrimp paste or sweet soy sauce and then baked; sometimes the grill is coated with banana leaves so that the fish is not damaged and destroyed when reversed due to sticky fish and attached to the grill
