(Baonghean.vn) - Trung Hau village (Dien Van, Dien Chau) has long been "famous" for its fish grilling profession. Coming to Trung Hau, the whole village is filled with the fragrant smell of smoke and the bustling, busy atmosphere of work.
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| Every street in the village, every open space is a place to dry fish. Photo: Nguyen Thanh |
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| To get the amount of fish to make in a day, around 3-4 am, Trung Hau people have to go to Dien Thanh and Dien Bich beaches (Dien Chau district) or further to the seaports in Cua Lo and Cua Hoi towns; Quynh Phuong and Quynh Tien (Hoang Mai town)... to buy fish. Most of them buy frozen fish from long-term fishing boats, a few buy fresh fish caught at night. Photo: Nguyen Thanh |
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| Before grilling, the fish must be washed, lightly scored with a knife, then placed on a tray and dried. Photo: Nguyen Thanh. |
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| The fishermen are all women. The temperature outside can reach nearly 40 degrees Celsius, but the women still have to sit by the charcoal stove to grill fish. Photo: Nguyen Thanh. |
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| Fish must be grilled on a stove with a moderate heat. The more evenly the griller turns the fish, the more delicious the fish will be. Each day, a "griller" is paid from 150,000 to 170,000 VND/person. On average, each grill in Trung Hau grills 1 ton of fish per day, hiring about 10 workers. The most grilled fish are herring, mackerel, silver pomfret, mackerel, sardines, spotted scad, and anchovies... Photo: Nguyen Thanh. |
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| Trung Hau has 190 households, of which about 20 households are engaged in fish grilling. In addition, in some other hamlets such as Trung Phu, Yen Dong... people are also developing this profession. Many well-off families are able to send their children to school thanks to the fish grilling profession. Photo: Nguyen Thanh. |
Nguyen Thanh
