In the bright sunshine of the sea in the last days of January 1, we had the opportunity to return to Tran De town and noticed that the atmosphere at the production and business establishments buying and selling dried sea fish here was extremely bustling. heat. Each person has a job, everyone is urgent and busy with the desire to make many products to sell during Tet. According to our observations, the products here are mainly dried fish, fish, rays, goby, fish, buffalo tongue fish and more advanced products: dried shrimp, dried squid, black wrasse, ha dao, green buzzard...
Talking with us right at the warehouse, Ms. Nguyen Thi Vang - owner of Ut Vang establishment specializing in trading all kinds of seafood in Cang hamlet, Tran De town enthusiastically said: "I have been producing and trading dried foods for more than 6 years now. Because the house owns a boat, most of the products are made at home. And the special thing is that, to dry fish with quality and brand, the drying steps from purchasing raw materials, to cutting, marinating, sun drying, and packaging the product must all ensure the correct process. Currently, the strongest sellers are the following items: dried squid, dried shrimp, frozen fresh squid, dried fish of all kinds... with prices ranging from a few hundred thousand VND/kg to more than 1 million VND/kg (depending on the type). ).
During the production process, the facility always pays attention to food hygiene and safety issues and does not use preservatives. In addition to selling to local people, the establishment's products are also sold wholesale to establishments in Soc Trang city; Can Tho and Ho Chi Minh City”.
The sea fish drying profession in Tran De (Soc Trang) has been established for a long time and has helped many households become quite rich. Photo: QUANG BINH
According to information from the owners of dry establishments in Tran De town, in the previous months, the dry trading atmosphere here was quite quiet and only became more exciting in the days leading up to the Lunar New Year.
Mr. Bui Minh Phu - representative of Quy Hieu dry trading facility, Cang hamlet, Tran De town informed: "Currently, the facility has over 30 dry products of all kinds. There are dried fish, peanut fish, dried fish, fish, sweet potato, mackerel, buffalo fish, stingray, dried shrimp... At this time, the buying and selling atmosphere is more bustling. The prices of dried fish this year have not increased much, from a few dozen to several hundred thousand VND/kg and some products cost more than 1 million VND/kg; The supply is relatively adequate."
Dried stall representative Thai Nguyen, also living in Cang hamlet, Tran De town, commented: "My family has been buying and selling dried fish for several years now. There are sales all year round, but Tet season is the most exciting season, so sales are also getting better every day. This year the economy is difficult, so even though the price of input materials has increased, I still maintain the same selling price as in previous years. Although the dry products at the facility are not sophisticated or ornate, they have a unique and delicious flavor that is popular with customers."
The profession of making dried fish and dried shrimp in Tran De town has been around for quite a long time and is divided into many levels, from small traditional drying families to large-scale production facilities. Comrade Nguyen Hoang Phuc - Head of the People's Committee of Cang hamlet, Tran De town, said that in the area there are currently more than a dozen establishments producing and trading in and selling dried fish of all kinds. In the last months of 2023, taking advantage of time, dry production facilities will work day and night to promptly supply products to the Tet market and create jobs for many local workers with a fairly stable source of income. , depending on the stage.
Comrade Duong Thanh Ngan - Chairman of Tran De Town People's Committee said: "The profession of drying sea fish has a long history and has been creating jobs for many local workers. The locality is aiming to build a brand of dried fish to achieve OCOP products. In addition, in order for the local sea fish drying profession to develop more and more, the Town People's Committee continues to advocate and propagate to people as well as business households, buying and selling dried fish during the production process to ensure hygiene and food safety. The locality tries to increase the number of business households buying and selling dried sea fish and strives to have more local products with OCOP stars, helping the locality to develop more and more; At the same time, it contributes to promoting the image of Tran De town to tourists inside and outside the province."
The people of the coastal region of Tran De are always proud of their homeland's drying profession, so in the production and business process, in addition to paying attention to output, they also pay attention to quality as well as food hygiene and safety issues. to ensure the health of consumers. That's why Tran De dried fish products increasingly attract a large number of customers from near and far to come here to buy and use.
