Discover the delicious fresh seafood of Lach Van beach this weekend.
(Baonghean.vn) - Due to the nature of day-trip fishing, seafood in Dien Chau is fresh and vibrant when the boats return. At Lach Van wharf, you can buy many types of live specialty fish at surprisingly low prices...
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| From noon onwards, boats begin to arrive at Van Lagoon, and the Van Lagoon wharf becomes bustling with buyers and sellers. |
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| Freshly caught mackerel is priced at only 170,000 VND/kg. These two fish, weighing 1.3 kg, cost over 200,000 VND. |
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| Fresh white pomfret fish, only 50,000 VND each. |
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| Many batches of specialty fish, including flounder and grouper, are collected separately to be sold to restaurants. Flounder is a delicacy favored by the Japanese and Koreans due to its high nutritional value; mothers often feed it to their children for brain development. Grouper is used for steaming and making porridge, with its firm, fragrant, and delicious meat. |
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| Yellowfin tuna - a specialty of Dien Chau. The price of yellowfin tuna in Dien Chau is only 50,000 VND/kg, while in Vinh it is twice as expensive. |
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| In the past, flying fish was a staple for the poor. People would buy it and stew it into fish sauce, simmering it until all the hard bones and head of the flying fish softened and dissolved in the mouth. Today, flying fish has become a delicacy. |
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| Fresh anchovies from Dien Chau are in high demand because they are a crucial ingredient in the renowned Dien Chau fish sauce brand. |
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| Freshly caught sea bass are being snapped up by traders. |
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| Locals also caught barracuda – a high-value specialty fish, priced at 55,000 VND/kg. Barracuda are rare, so when caught, fishermen can sell them at a high price. The total annual seafood production in Dien Chau is estimated at 36,800 tons, a 0.4% increase compared to the plan and nearly 1% compared to the same period last year, of which the catch production is 31,000 tons, also nearly 1% higher than the same period last year. The total number of boats and ships in the area as of December 2016 was 1,539. |
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| Dien Chau beach also has many kinds of fresh shrimp, squid, cuttlefish, and various types of snails... In just over an hour of trading, all the fish were sold out by traders, and many stalls were completely out of fish... |
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