People of Son Hai fishing village make anchovies to send to flood areas

Although the fishing profession of the people of Son Hai commune (Quynh Luu) has recently encountered many difficulties, however, unable to bear the cold and hunger due to being submerged in the flood for many days, the people in the fishing village stayed up all night to turn to the people in the flooded areas with all their affection. When the flood occurred in the Central region, the people of the fishing village came together to support and meticulously processed dried anchovies with peanuts to send to the flooded areas.

Volunteers from Son Hai commune, Quynh Luu district wake up early in the morning to prepare food to send to people in flooded areas. Photo: Thu Huong

Present since 7am on October 22, Ms. Nguyen Thi Long and the villagers gathered along the sea dike to make dried fish together. Ms. Long said: "In the past few days, regardless of day or night, people who have peanuts bring peanuts, people who have fish bring fish, people who don't have anything donate money to buy ingredients. All the villagers, with the spirit of supporting the people in the flood areas, want to contribute a little bit of affection to encourage people in the Central provinces to overcome difficulties."

The couple volunteered to process dried fish. Photo: Thu Huong

The dish of dried anchovies fried with fish sauce and peanuts is elaborately and meticulously prepared by the people of Son Hai. The main ingredients are dried anchovies, peanuts, fish sauce, oil, and spices. At the gathering point, nearly 100 volunteers, each with their own job, some roasting peanuts, some frying fish, creating a bustling, busy atmosphere throughout the village. When the dish of dried anchovies fried with fish sauce is finished, the people carefully pack it into boxes and then put it in crates to deliver to people in flooded areas.

Dried anchovies are brought by people for further processing. Photo: Thu Huong

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa shared: "People in the flood area now hope to have a meal. For many days now, they have had to eat instant noodles and dry food to warm their stomachs and relieve hunger. Now that the flood water has receded, relief work is easier. Especially when people get a boxed meal with this dried anchovy dish, they are extremely excited."

For nearly a week now, the Fatherland Front Committee of Son Hai commune has coordinated with local mass organizations to call for and mobilize people's support for the flood-hit Central region.

As of the morning of October 22, Son Hai commune people have donated more than 100 kg of anchovies and 200 kg of peanuts to make dried anchovies with peanut sauce, with over 1,000 boxes. In addition, Son Hai commune Fatherland Front Committee has also received 650 boxes of instant noodles, 150 boxes of fresh milk, 200 water tanks, 40 boxes of dry food, 150 kg of rice and a lot of clothes and shoes; in which the commune also received 50 brand new life jackets donated by a local son working far from home. The total value of the items converted into cash is 170 million VND.

Each person has a hand, some roast peanuts, some process them, everyone turns to the flood victims with a sincere heart. Photo: Thu Huong

Mr. Tran Van Hung - Chairman of the Fatherland Front Committee of Son Hai commune said: "All necessities and goods supported by the people, the locality proactively used means to deliver to the people in the flooded areas of the Central region in time. Currently, the locality is also continuing to call on officials and people in the commune to continue to support to contribute to helping the people in the flooded areas overcome difficulties and soon stabilize their lives.

Fried anchovy with peanuts is a famous specialty of Son Hai coastal area. Photo: Thu Huong.

It is known that by October 22, the entire Quynh Luu district has donated and supported the Nghe An Provincial Fatherland Front Committee with over 700 million VND. Currently, the Quynh Luu District Fatherland Front delegation has 16 trucks going straight to Quang Binh with over 100 tons of rice and local products such as fish sauce, peanuts, dried fish, milk, water, banh chung, rice balls...