How a Single Bite of This Meal Can Give You Liver Cancer
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Some people assume that its healthier to eat some foods uncooked as this way you retain more of the nutrients and flavour
Examples can be a piece of steak , vegetables and fish , the latter more so in countries like Japan
But there is a dish in Thailand that is very popular with the locals that can actually cause liver cancer and lead to death
It is called koi pla , and it is believed more than 20,000 people there die from consuming this
It consists of raw minced fish, which you would think to be very healthy , if not a bit unsavoury to us
But the problem isn't the raw fish itself, it is what is inside it , that being parasites , or parasitic flatworms to be precise
These are abundant in fresh water fish in the Mekong region, and these are the danger
I doubt any Thai restaurants here would have this on their menu as it is only served locally in Thailand
But if you are on holiday there it is something you need to be aware of , especially if you like to try the street food
www.ladbible.com/news/health/doctor-warning-thai-dish-koi-pla-liver-cancer-117568-20240928
Nothing less appealling to me than raw fish so I suppose I'm ok in that corner. 
I could never eat anything like raw fish, dunno how people can stomach anything like that personally
KateGriff169 I think salmon is the only one i can stomach K, i did try fermented shark in Iceland while on holiday there but it was vile
KateGriff169 i love to try weird and wonderful foods from round the world whenever i travel. Will definitely steer clear of this though!
Minced uncooked fish 
, I definitely wouldn't eat that, I had sushi once, never again
Tried sushi and didn't like the taste and it gave me food poisoning so won't be trying it again. Yes cooking can destroy some nutrients but it can also kill any hidden parasites so its a win for cooking for me.
BonzoBanana The japanese must be immune to parasites with the amount of raw fish they consume , but i agree, cooked is best
telmel Out of curiosity I just googled Japan cancer rates vs the rest of the world and a statistic came up that Japan's stomach cancer rates is 4x that of the UK. However thinking about that irradiated zone and the amount of radiation some of their fish has absorbed that could be a factor. Some countries banned fish from Japan when that tsunami damaged that nuclear reactor.
BonzoBanana Wow, thats shocking , i don't think fish is as good for you now as it used to be anyway , with plastics and other pollutants like mercury in the oceans now being absorbed by marine life and even worse, radiation as you mentioned in Japan
If it was raw fish then the Japanese wouldn't eat sushi... That article. 
Of course it's the bacteria/worms in it.
Anyway, that doesn't even look appetizing.
Just the though of uncooked fish turns my stomach, so no chance of me trying this...yuk.
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