Nghe An women keep the charcoal grill hot for fish grilling

  • Charcoal grilled fish has smoky, salty flavours and eye-catching colours. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
    Charcoal grilled fish has smoky, salty flavours and eye-catching colours. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
  • After grilling, grillers then arrange the fish by size one more time to help with storage and preservation. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
    After grilling, grillers then arrange the fish by size one more time to help with storage and preservation. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
  • Each day, a household can grill up to 300 kilograms of fish. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
    Each day, a household can grill up to 300 kilograms of fish. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
  • Fish grillers usually descale the fishes before grilling, with different techniques for different fish types. Fish descaling will help with even cooking and enhance texture. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
    Fish grillers usually descale the fishes before grilling, with different techniques for different fish types. Fish descaling will help with even cooking and enhance texture. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
  • Experienced fish grillers usually arrange fishes in a meticulous way to keep the straight shapes and ensure that the fish are evenly cooked. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
    Experienced fish grillers usually arrange fishes in a meticulous way to keep the straight shapes and ensure that the fish are evenly cooked. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
  • Fresh fishes are grilled with charcoal in fishing communities of Dien Chau commune, Nghe An province. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
    Fresh fishes are grilled with charcoal in fishing communities of Dien Chau commune, Nghe An province. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
  • Fish are grilled in batches at a traditional grill house in Dien Bich commune. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
    Fish are grilled in batches at a traditional grill house in Dien Bich commune. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
  • Freshly charcoal grilled fishes. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
    Freshly charcoal grilled fishes. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
In the fishing community of Dien Bich commune in Nghe An province’s Dien Chau district, two traditions go hand-in-hand: fishing and fish grilling. Fish grilling is one of many traditional methods to preserve the freshness and tastiness of natural fishes. During the fishing season, fishes like mackerel and decapterus will be cleaned and grilled right after being caught. In the commune, the fish grilling business has bloomed with hundreds of households in the trade, especially in Quyet Thang, Quyet Thanh, Chien Thang, Hai Dong, Hai Nam and other hamlets in Dien Bich commune. Fish grillers are usually women, who bear the heat of burning charcoal grills and use their fast, skillful hands to make sure fish are grilled just right, not burnt or undercooked. In each household, about 200 - 300 kilograms of fish are processed and grilled each day, providing livelihoods to local women and stable source of proteins for western regions of Nghe An province. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến

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