Traditional fish sauce from a coastal village in southern Ha Tinh is a "popular" choice during Tet.

In the last days of the year, traditional fish sauce production facilities in Ky Ninh commune (Ky Anh town, Ha Tinh) are busy packaging to serve customers from all over the country.

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Ky Anh Town currently has 6 households processing fish sauce according to 3-star and 4-star OCOP standards with a scale of 850,000 - 900,000 liters/year and more than 30 households processing with a scale of 200 - 500 liters/year. Ky Ninh Commune alone accounts for nearly 90% of Ky Anh Town's traditional fish sauce output supplied to the market. Photo: A corner of the fish sauce processing area of Chien Thang Seafood Purchasing and Processing Cooperative.

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According to business owners, Tet is the busiest time because there are many more wholesale orders than usual. Although it is hard and busy, in return, revenue increases the most in the year, bringing stable income to people.

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Ky Ninh fish sauce has a characteristic caramel color with the main ingredient being anchovies.

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As the leading facility in terms of output and scale of traditional fish sauce business in Ky Anh town, Chien Thang Seafood Purchasing and Processing Cooperative (Tien Thang village, Ky Ninh commune) currently has 5 products that have achieved OCOP certification. Particularly, fish sauce has 2 products that have achieved 3 stars, 4 stars and become the main product of the facility every Tet holiday. On this occasion, the Cooperative has prepared about 300,000-400,000 liters of fish sauce to serve domestic and foreign Tet orders.

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Mr. Dang Dinh Minh - representative of Chien Thang Seafood Purchasing and Processing Cooperative shared: "This year, the Cooperative moved to a new location with an area of over 1 hectare, so the fish sauce output prepared to serve the Tet holiday increased 3 times compared to previous years, ensuring the demand for year-end orders...".

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To promote its products, Chien Thang Seafood Purchasing and Processing Cooperative has built its own website, participated in e-commerce trading floors, opened a store selling OCOP products, and live streamed sales on social networking platforms...

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At this time, Nhat Ninh fish sauce processing facility is also "racing" against time, focusing on production and packaging to supply enough products to serve customers' needs during Tet.

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Ms. Nguyen Thi My Ngoc - representative of Nhat Ninh Fish Sauce Processing Facility said: " The Tet production season determines 40% of the year's revenue. During this time, we usually sell more than 50,000 liters of finished fish sauce, focusing on the Northern market and retail in the area. Many agents in distant provinces have placed orders early. Currently, workers are actively bottling and labeling to deliver goods on time."

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Tet orders are beautifully packaged...

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...and carefully shipped to consumers.

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According to statistics from the People's Committee of Ky Ninh commune, the whole commune currently has more than 30 traditional fish sauce production facilities, including 5 production facilities according to OCOP standards, creating jobs for hundreds of workers. This is the main occupation that brings stable and decent income to the people of Ky Ninh.