Red Boat fish sauce factory

Phu Quoc's fish sauce production is comparable to Italy's olive oil, French wine and Mexican tequila, this is why Phu Quoc has countless fish sauce factories, but the most prominent are the Red Boat - fish sauce brand is famous not only in Vietnam but also around the world.

Phu Quoc's fish sauce factories are often called barrel houses, the name denoting the traditional method of making fish sauce, which is fermenting anchovies in wooden barrels.

The Red Boat barrel house is located next to the Duong Dong river, when coming here, visitors will be introduced to an overview of the facility. To ensure that the fish is supplied continuously and always fresh, the establishment has large boats that specialize in catching black anchovies (also known as anchovies) far offshore, then, small boats will carry fish. from big boats to barrel houses by river.

Red Boat's anchovies are salted right on the boat, within 15 minutes of being caught to keep their freshness until they are shipped to the factory a few days later. So, when Red Boat salts anchovies, they are still fresh and not spoiled, this is one of their important secrets.

In addition to using protein-rich black anchovies, Red Boat also chooses salt in Ba Ria as a salt with less impurities, less sulfur, so it does not cause yellowing, high hygroscopicity, creating a delicious taste. and nice color for fish sauce.

The mixture of 3 parts anchovies - 1 part salt will be transferred to the tanks to begin the aging process within 48 hours of arrival in the barrel house, from where the anchovies will be fermented for 1 year. This requires the patience and calculation of the manufacturer to get the right drops of fish sauce and always have the product supplied to the customer.

At Red Boat, they only bottle the fish sauce extracted from the barrel for the first time with a deep amber color, do not dilute them, this is also the fish sauce with the highest protein, the best flavor and the most beautiful color.

Inside the barrel house are rows of red-orange wooden crates lined up side by side, they are in different fermentation stages, each box will contain about 12-14 tons of anchovy and salt mixture. The temperature at the barrel house is always the same as outside, because Phu Quoc's year-round hot climate is very suitable for making fish sauce and this will help the fish sauce be fermented properly.

After visiting the Red Boat fish sauce factory, visitors will be able to understand more about the fish sauce production process, thereby seeing the feat to create a quality fish sauce bottle.

Website : www.redboatfishsauce.com