Dried anchovies are a popular seafood product because of their crispy, fatty taste and delicious flavor. The real dried anchovies are fish with the fragrant taste of the sea, the salty taste of the water and the sweetness of the fish meat.
Not only is it an ingredient for making delicious and attractive dishes. Dried anchovies also contain many nutrients that are good for health. Such as containing many unsaturated fatty acids, Omega-3, protein and minerals.
Anchovies are a family of small fish that mainly live in surface water. They live in schools and feed on plankton.
In Vietnam, there are many types of anchovies: white anchovies, snakehead anchovies, fly anchovies, striped anchovies... They vary in size, from 3cm to 7cm long. Anchovies are abundant in the central coastal region.
Anchovies commonly found in Vietnam are about 1 finger joint long. Anchovies are available all year round but are most abundant from the beginning of the rainy season to around the third lunar month, when the water level drops.
Dried anchovies are very popular with consumers and exported abroad because of their convenience. In addition, dried anchovies are also very suitable for processing dishes, snacks or delicious canned foods such as: braised anchovies with pepper, fried, simmered...
