Over the years, a fish cake from the Van Ninh district has been known by many people as a specialty of Khanh Hoa. Van Ninh fish cake is not only delicious, but this profession also creates jobs for hundreds of local workers with good wages.
Speaking of Van Ninh district, Khanh Hoa province, many people immediately think of famous products that are popular in domestic and foreign markets such as: Steamed fish cakes, fried fish cakes or agarwood.
Hai Xiu fish cake establishment of Mr. Tran Thanh Hai’s household (Tan Dan 2 village, Van Thang commune, Van Ninh district, Khanh Hoa) has been established and developed for decades.
Struggling to import fish ingredients from the sea, Mr. Tran Thanh Hai said: “My family has seniority in making this fish cake for over 20 years, the main products are fried fish cakes and steamed fish cakes. , the type of fried fish cake that consumers prefer”.
Mr. Hai shared: “The family’s fish cake product has reached the OCOP standard (local strength product) 3 stars, the family is striving for 4 stars. To make the fish cake product, it has to go through a lot of work. Cut fish, wash, squeeze salt, separate bones, mix fuel, puree fish and steam or fry.
If you want to have a delicious fish cake, then the raw material of the fish cake must be fresh, which is one of the most important steps.”
According to Mr. Hai, fried or steamed fish cakes are all the same size, about 22cm in diameter, 0.5kg in weight/product.
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The types of fish that make fish cakes are mainly barracuda, red fish, and termite fish. His family’s fish cake floor has been supplied to many provinces and cities across the country.
A representative of the leaders of the Farmers’ Association of Van Thang commune (Van Ninh district, Khanh Hoa province) said that Hai Xiu fish cake establishment is well invested with an area of about 2,000m2, the facility has created jobs for more than 100 people. local workers have more income.
The owner of the facility has boldly applied science and technology to replace manual machines, thanks to which productivity has increased significantly. After deducting base costs, there was a profit of 1.7 billion VND/year.
Leaders of Van Ninh District Economic Division said that the locality has always actively guided and trained units to implement the OCOP program. At the same time, promote the propaganda to raise awareness about the OCOP program.
Up to now, Van Ninh district has had 13 products recognized by the Khanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee as 3-star OCOP products of 9 subjects. Particularly, there are 3 establishments that are recognized as OCOP 3 stars, including: Cha Ca Pham Thi Thuan, Cha Ca Nguyen Trang Thuy Diem and Cha Ca Hai Xiu.
($1=24,000 VND)
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