Koi (dish) Koi (dish) Koi (; , ) is a "salad" dish of the Lao people of Laos and Isan consisting of raw meat denatured by acidity, usually from lime juice. Common varieties include koi kung (), with shrimp as the main ingredient, and koi paa ()/koi pla (), which consists of minced or finely chopped raw fish in spicy salad dressing. Koi can be a source of parasitic diseases. Koi made with raw fish is a popular dish in Laos and Isaan and a common source of infection with the Southeast Asian liver fluke "Opisthorchis viverrini". Koi pla eaten in north-east
Offal goat tripe, however offal from cattle or carabao are also used. "Papaitan" means "bitterness", from the taste of the bile. In the province of Cagayan, a version of the dish without the bile is called "menudencia". The dish "kare-kare" is made with beef tripe and tail stewed in peanut sauce. Beef tripe is also a main ingredient in a rice porridge dish called "goto". Although, goto in the province of Batangas refers to a soup dish with the same tripe ingredient, instead of a rice porridge. Beef tongue, on the other hand, is stewed in a creamy dish called "lengua"