Fish sauce from Ancient Fishing Village

Vietnamese fish sauce has existed since 300 years ago, when Lord Nguyen Phuc Nguyen married his third daughter, Nguyen Phuc Ngoc Khoa to Champa king Po Romé in 1631, the Vietnamese approached the way of making fish sauce of the Champa people. The word "huop" today is also derived from the Cham language. Since then, the Vietnamese have raised the profession of making fish sauce to a new level as an essential trade with the appearance of giant wooden barrels, this is also the time when fish sauce containers were born. firstly. One of the pioneers in the production of fish sauce is the forefather of the profession, Tran Gia Hoa, who was once granted the title of mandarin by King Nguyen because he openly gave birth to the Vietnamese fish sauce profession.

With the recipe from thousands of years ago, the famous old fish sauce in the ancient fishing village today is the thick rin fish sauce (the first drops of fish sauce) drawn directly from the wooden barrel, slow ripening for 12 months, made from anchovies. greasy charcoal marinated with pure salt, no preservatives. Fish sauce after being extracted from wooden crates will be preserved inside ceramic so that light cannot penetrate and at the same time, fish sauce will also be brewed for a second time during storage and transportation to help add flavor. bold. Not only that, ceramics also contribute to the luxury of fish sauce, so that in the past, the forefather of the trade, Tran Gia Hoa, carried ceramics on boats that sold well throughout the continents of Cochin China.

Tin fish sauce has long been famous for its high fish protein content, accompanied by a slight salty taste when enjoyed and the sweetness of fish, just a little bit of spicy chili sauce served with hot rice is enough to have a delicious meal. delicious meal.

Visitors to Phan Thiet can buy fish sauce at Ancient Fishing Village, this is not only pure fish sauce with pure fish meat in a unique ceramic tin in Vietnam, but also a 300-year flow of history. history of discovery and development of central fishing villages of his father.