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
Pom (dish) Lebanese, Portuguese, Chinese, East Indians, Jews and French Huguenots. Within the Surinamese community "pom" is frequently referred to as a dish of Creole and/or Jewish origin. It was introduced by the Portuguese-Jewish plantation owners as the Portuguese potato (""pomme de terre"") oven dish. Because the potato did not grow in Suriname and had to be imported it was soon replaced with the root of the tayer plant. "Pom" combines three central ingredients: chicken, citrus juice and "pomtajer" ("Xanthosoma sagittifolium"). Only the latter is indigenous, and although all plant parts are edible, only the underground part of the main stem is