Koi (dish)
 Koi nuea, koi made with raw beef | |
| Type | Salad |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Mainland Southeast Asia |
| Region or state | Southeast Asia |
| Associatedcuisine | Laos,Thailand,Vietnam |
| Created by | Lao people,Thai people of Vietnam Article Talk |
Koi(Lao:ກ້ອຍ;Thai:ก้อย,Thai pronunciation:[kɔ̂j]) is a "salad"[clarification needed]dish of theLao peopleliving in modern-dayLaosIsan,ThailandandThai people of Vietnam(Son Laprovince) consisting ofraw meatdenaturedby acidity, usually fromlime juice.Common varieties includekoi kung(Thai:ก้อยกุ้ง), withshrimpas the main ingredient, andkoi paa(Lao:ກ້ອຍປາ)/koi pla(Thai:ก้อยปลา), which consists of minced or finely chopped raw fish in spicy salad dressing.
Koi can be a source ofparasitic diseases.Koi made with raw fish is a popular dish in Laos and Isaan and a common source of infection with the Southeast Asianliver flukeOpisthorchis viverrini.[1]
Koi pla eaten in north-eastThailandis made from raw fish, livered ants,herbs and lime juice.[2]Koi pla is eaten soon after it is prepared, without a long period of soaking in acid juice.[3]It is believed to be a cause ofcholangiocarcinomavia liver fluke transmission.[2]
Koi hoiis a dish containing rawsnailmeat that has been associated with human infection with parasitic flatworms orliver flukesthat infect the snail. Liver fluke infection is the cause ofbile duct cancer,the infection may also account for more than 50 percent of cancers diagnosed in men in this region, compared to just 10 percent globally.[4]Liver infection is also caused by the ratlungwormAngiostrongylus cantonensis.[5]
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[edit]- ^Sripa, B.; Kaewkes, S.; Sithithaworn, P.; Mairiang, E.; Laha, T.; Smout, M.; Pairojkul, C.; Bhudhisawasdi, V.; Tesana, S.; Thinkamrop, B.; Bethony, J. M.; Loukas, A.; Brindley, P. J. (2007)."Liver Fluke Induces Cholangiocarcinoma".PLOS Medicine.4(7): e201.doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040201.PMC1913093.PMID17622191.
- ^abJonathan Head (13 June 2015)."Deadly dish: the dinner that can give you cancer".BBC News.
- ^Murrell, K. Darwin; Fried, Bernard (2007).Food-Borne Parasitic Zoonoses: Fish and Plant-Borne Parasites.Springer. p. 13.ISBN9780387713571.
- ^"How A Single Meal Can Give You Liver Cancer".The Science Page.2018-05-07.Retrieved2018-05-08.[permanent dead link]
- ^Eamsobhana, P.; Yoolek, A.; Punthuprapasa, P.; Yong, H. S. (2009). "Thai Koi-Hoi Snail Dish and Angiostrongyliasis Due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis: Effects of Food Flavoring and Alcoholic Drink on the Third-Stage Larvae in Infected Snail Meat".Foodborne Pathogens and Disease.6(3): 401–405.doi:10.1089/fpd.2008.0191.PMID19272010.
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