Nam O village’s fish sauce to feature at Foodex-Japan exhibition

  • Foreign visitors come and purchase the handmade fish sauce of Nam O village. VNA Photo: Quốc Dũng
    Foreign visitors come and purchase the handmade fish sauce of Nam O village. VNA Photo: Quốc Dũng
  • The village has built safe and healthy fish sauce production standards such as non-chemical, zero-plastic, environment-friendly bamboo filters, terra-cotta jars, and glass bottles. VNA Photo: Quốc Dũng
    The village has built safe and healthy fish sauce production standards such as non-chemical, zero-plastic, environment-friendly bamboo filters, terra-cotta jars, and glass bottles. VNA Photo: Quốc Dũng
  • The fish sauce is qualified for the premium certificate from the Pasteur Institute in Nha Trang in 1958. VNA Photo: Quốc Dũng
    The fish sauce is qualified for the premium certificate from the Pasteur Institute in Nha Trang in 1958. VNA Photo: Quốc Dũng
  • The Nam O village annually produces 100,000 litres of fish sauce from 200 tonnes of anchovy. VNA Photo: Quốc Dũng
    The Nam O village annually produces 100,000 litres of fish sauce from 200 tonnes of anchovy. VNA Photo: Quốc Dũng
  • The fish sauce trade of Nam O village is recognised as a National Intangible Heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. VNA Photo: Quốc Dũng
    The fish sauce trade of Nam O village is recognised as a National Intangible Heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. VNA Photo: Quốc Dũng
The handmade fish sauce ‘Huong Lang Co’ (Ancient Village Savour) will be the only representative product of the central city participating in the Foodex-Japan 2023 – the largest international food and beverage exhibition in Asia on March 7-10. A source from the Japan-Vietnam Gastronomy Association (JVGA) confirmed that the Da Nang-based fish sauce and unique products from 62 provinces and cities of Vietnam had been selected to display at the exhibition in Tokyo. JVGA said the Nam O village-built fish sauce was seen as the only fish sauce product of Da Nang had qualified tests in terms of culture, natural landscape promotion and food safety for showcasing at the exhibition, and the fish sauce is available ready in Tokyo for the food and beverage show. The handmade fish sauce brand, produced by the four-generation fishing family in Nam O village in the central city’s Lien Chieu district, has kept the traditional formula of the family for more than half a century. VNA Photo: Quốc Dũng

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