Koi Pla
Thailand · Southeast Asia
- Short description
- This raw fish salad is intensely herbal and spicy, but safe sourcing and preparation are essential.
- Ingredients
- Freshwater fish with lime juice, fish sauce, toasted rice powder, dried chile flakes, shallots, mint, cilantro, green onion, and sometimes red ants.
- Cultural note
- It is associated with river communities and northeastern foodways, while public-health guidance often urges cooked alternatives.
- Common misconception
- It is not risk-free because it is traditional; raw freshwater fish can carry parasites when handled unsafely.
image credit
- creator:
- Banchob Sripa, Sasithorn Kaewkes, Paiboon Sithithaworn, Eimorn Mairiang, Thewarach Laha, Michael Smout, Chawalit Pairojkul, Vajaraphongsa Bhudhisawasdi, Smarn Tesana, Bandit Thinkamrop, Jeffrey M. Bethony, Alex Loukas & Paul J. Brindley
- source:
- Wikimedia Commons
- license:
- CC BY 2.5
- modified:
- Cropped/resized and re-encoded for Gochizu; no substantive content edits.
audio credit
- voice:
- marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
- source:
- OpenAI API Text to Speech
- license:
- OpenAI API generated audio
- modified:
- AI-generated voice audio.