People in northeastern Thailand and Laos are likely to eat raw and
semi-cooked fish regularly as part of their cuisines, in dishes such as
koi-pla, lab-pla, som-khai pla, pla-som and pla-ra. In addition to koi-pla
and lab-pla, which usually contain uncooked fish, pla-som is a very
popular food product due to its availability for purchase at most local