The craft village has more than 50 types of dried fish in the busiest season of the year

Nhung ngay nay nhung ho lam nghe che bien ca kho o thi tran Tran De (huyen Tran De, tinh Soc Trang) luon tat bat ben cac gian kho de kip thoi phoi, thu gom, dong goi.

These days, households processing dried fish in Tran De town (Tran De district, Soc Trang province) are always busy with drying racks to promptly dry, collect, package, and transport to customers to serve the needs of Lunar New Year 2024.

Chi Nguyen Thi Thu Thao - chu co so kho Thanh Thu o thi tran Tran De - cho biet, co so chu dong nguon hang tu vai thang truoc nhung cung chi gan 1 tan kho cho thi truong Tet

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Thao - owner of Thanh Thu dried food facility in Tran De town - said that the facility proactively sourced goods 2 months ago. This year's Tet holiday, the facility supplied the market with about 500 kg of various dried foods. "This year, the source of fresh fish is scarce, but because I make them at home, the average selling price is from 200,000 - 350,000 VND/kg of all kinds. This price is suitable for families to use during Tet," Ms. Thao said.

Anh Nguyen Hoang Tanh - chu co so san xuat, kinh doanh kho Thao Nguyen (thi tran Tran De, huyen Tran De, tinh Soc Trang) cho hay, gia dinh co 3 tau danh bat xa bo nen chu dong duoc nguon nguyen lieu tuoi va phong phu ve chung loai. Theo anh Tanh, nhung thang cuoi nam 2023, do anh huong thoi tiet nen san luong danh bat khong duoc nhieu. Nguon nguyen lieu lam kho khan hiem, gia kho cung tang hon nhung nam truoc tu 10.000 - 50.000 dong/kg, co loai tang 100.000 dong/kg. “Thong thuong, thi truong kho nhung ngay giap Tet se co nhieu bien dong, cac loai nhu kho muc tang tu 200.000 dong/kg, kho ca duoi den tang hon 1 trieu dong/kg. Nam nay co kha nang gia se con tang cao hon nua“, anh Tanh du doan.

Mr. Nguyen Hoang Tanh - owner of Thao Nguyen dried food production and trading establishment said that to serve the Tet market this year, his family prepared 2-3 tons of dried food. However, due to the scarcity of raw materials, the price of dried food increased from several tens to hundreds of thousands of VND/kg compared to previous years. Dried squid increased the most in price, every year it was around 700,000 - 800,000 VND/kg, but now it is 1 million VND/kg," said Mr. Tanh.

Mot ho lam nghe ca kho o cua bien Tran De cho biet nguoi dan xu bien lam ca kho quanh nam, nhung tap trung nhieu vao vu Tet do suc tieu thu manh lai duoc gia nho do thu nhap cua ba con cung duoc cai thien.

A household making dried fish at Tran De estuary said that people in the coastal area make dried fish all year round, but focus more on the Tet holiday due to strong consumption and good prices, thanks to which people's income has also improved.

Hau het nhung san pham ca kho o thi tran Tran De deu duoc lam thu cong va phoi truc tiep duoi anh nang.

Dried fish is processed entirely by hand, using only basic marinating ingredients such as salt, sugar, and chili powder; some types only need to be cleaned, sliced thinly, and dried to retain their flavor.

Tai lang ca kho Tran De co tren 50 loai nhu kho ca duoi den (hac cay), kho ca khoai, ca lu du, luoi trau, tep xe, muc. Ngoai ra, con co nhieu loai kho lat, tam vi va mot nang nhu ca duoi, ca dua, muc. Muc gia tu vai chuc nghin dong den vai tram nghin dong tham chi la vai trieu dong moi kg. Trong do cac loai nhu kho muc, hac cay, kho ca khoai duoc tieu thu manh nhat vao dip Tet boi nhu cau nguoi dan dung de lam qua t

In Tran De dried fish village, there are over 50 types of dried fish such as dried black stingray (black stingray), dried anchovy, croaker, buffalo tongue, split shrimp, and squid. In addition, there are many types of dried fish that are unsalted, seasoned, and sun-dried such as stingray, pineapple fish, and squid. Prices range from tens of thousands of VND to hundreds of thousands of VND, even millions of VND per kilogram. Of which, types such as dried squid, black stingray, and dried anchovy are consumed the most during Tet because people use them as gifts.

Toan thi tran Tran De co hon 400 tau, thuyen khai thac thuy san, san luong hang nam dat tren 40.000 tan. Toan thi tran co 12 co so san xuat che bien kho va hang chuc vua mua ban kho tren toan dia ban.

The entire town of Tran De has more than 400 fishing boats, with an annual output of over 40,000 tons. The dried fish industry here was also formed from the development of the fishing industry. The entire town has 12 dried fish processing facilities and dozens of dried fish trading warehouses. Dried fish is mainly supplied to the Western provinces. In particular, it serves tourists who stop to buy when returning from the Con Dao-Tran De boat route.