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
The Dish (landmark) The Dish (landmark) The Dish is a radio telescope in the Stanford foothills. The dish was built in 1961 by the Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International). The cost to construct the telescope was $4.5 million, and was funded by the United States Air Force, with the original purpose of studying the chemical composition of the atmosphere. Later on, the Dish was used to communicate with satellites and spacecraft. With its unique bistatic range radio communications, where the transmitter and receiver are separate units, the powerful radar antenna was well-suited for communicating with spacecraft in regions where conventional radio signals