‘Rach Goc dried shrimp’ does not sell enough

Dried shrimp is one of the famous specialties of Ca Mau province known nationwide. However, not everyone knows that the best dried shrimp comes from the Land of the Fatherland – Ngoc Hien, with the collective label ‘Rach Goc Dried Shrimp’.

Ca Mau dried shrimp is delicious because it is made from fresh shrimp living under the mangrove canopy. Ngoc Hien district, which has an area of ​​about 21,000 hectares of shrimp farming land under the canopy of mangroves and mangroves in 2011, was recognized by the Department of Intellectual Property (Ministry of Science and Technology) for the collective mark “Rach Goc Dried Shrimp. “. According to local people, the profession of making dried shrimp in Rach Goc town, Ngoc Hien district has been around for hundreds of years. In the beginning, people boiled shrimp and dried them with the aim to preserve them longer. But when dried shrimp products were exchanged, bought and sold, people gradually became known, sought to buy and buy and create a brand. In Ngoc Hien district gradually formed establishments specializing in the processing of dried shrimp and increasingly developed. There are some establishments that have adopted processing technologies to increase productivity and better product quality. The processing of dried shrimp is not too complicated. After being purchased, the raw shrimp will be classified to boil for about 15 – 17 minutes. Boiling with hot steam or boiling water directly must also ensure that it is tightly covered so that the shrimp shells swell to break the shell. Good sun exposure for 8 hours will dry. Then, the shrimp are dried for about 30 minutes to make the shells crispy and easy to separate. Shrimp shelling or sorting is also done by machine. After that, workers reclassify them once to ensure even shrimp size. “Rach Goc dried shrimp” has 2 types: marine shrimp and square shrimp. Dried shrimp made from land shrimp, naturally raised silver shrimp in square is better. The best dried shrimp are made from wild shrimp. This dried shrimp has a brighter red color, even juices and is sweeter than all other dried shrimp. Ca Mau dried shrimp has been known nationwide for a long time. Dry shrimp production establishments in Ngoc Hien district are always in a state of “not doing enough to sell”. In February 2021, the Vietnam Record Organization recognized that the product “Rach Goc Dried Shrimp” was among the top 100 specialty gifts of our country./.