OCOP Phan Thiet fish sauce products

Phan Thiet fish sauce is famous for its delicious taste with a straw yellow or golden brown color, fragrant, since 2007, it has been officially recognized by the Department of Intellectual Property - Ministry of Science and Technology in the National Register of Appellations of Origin of Goods "Phan Thiet", a national asset protected by the State throughout the territory of Vietnam for fish sauce products produced in Phan Thiet city, Binh Thuan province.

***The traditional fish sauce production profession in the coastal city of Phan Thiet has been around for hundreds of years.***

The traditional fish sauce production in the coastal city of Phan Thiet has been around for hundreds of years. The fish sauce here is refined with pure ingredients of salt and anchovies caught in local waters. Many Phan Thiet fish sauce products have been certified OCOP with a very natural, rich aroma and flavor, indispensable in Vietnamese family meals.

For those who have been making fish sauce for many years, just by looking at the color and smelling the smell, they can evaluate the quality of the fish sauce in terms of deliciousness, viscosity, protein content...

Phan Thiet fish sauce is mainly produced from anchovies caught in the sea of Binh Thuan . Phan Thiet sea has many types of anchovies such as pepper-striped anchovies, charcoal anchovies, red anchovies, chalk-striped anchovies, chalk-striped anchovies, flat anchovies... but the best type for making fish sauce is charcoal anchovies and pepper-striped anchovies. To have delicious bottles of Phan Thiet fish sauce, in the early days, the fish sauce was salted in earthenware jars. It is famous for its delicious aroma with a straw-yellow or brown-yellow color. It has a rich sweetness of protein, has an aftertaste, is clear and has a protein content of not less than 15 g/liter. This difference is formed from the fermentation process under the sun and wind - high average temperature, low humidity, so it has a positive impact on the fermentation mechanism - something that only exists in sunny and windy Phan Thiet.

**Delegates visit fish sauce booths at the 2023 OCOP Fair.**

In Phan Thiet city, there are currently many fish sauce brands that have achieved 4-star OCOP certification such as: Tin fish sauce (Seagull Company Limited); traditional fish sauce (Black Fish Company Limited); Phan Thiet Mui Ne fish sauce and Suchi pure anchovy fish sauce (Phan Thiet - Mui Ne Fish Sauce Processing and Export Joint Stock Company); long-standing fish sauce (Quang Long fish sauce business household); Ba Hai fish sauce (Ba Hai Fish Sauce Company Limited); Toan Huong fish sauce (Toan Huong Phan Thiet Company Limited)...

In recent times, all levels and sectors of Binh Thuan province have effectively supported OCOP entities, especially OCOP-standard fish sauce products, in promoting brands, finding customers, expanding distribution channels, etc. Thanks to that, Phan Thiet fish sauce brand has been connected to many units that need to buy products to sell in chains or do business and trade in supermarket systems Co.opmart, Big C and distributor chains from North to South. Consumers appreciate Phan Thiet fish sauce for its rich, delicious and unique flavor. Because the fish sauce production process here is completely natural, does not use preservatives, and does not reduce the quality of the product. With excellent quality and flavor, Phan Thiet fish sauce has become a popular brand and is trusted by domestic and foreign consumers.

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