Besides beautiful beaches and the famous Son Tra Peninsula, the central city of Da Nang also has a 400-year-old traditional craft of making fish sauce at Nam O village.
The traditional craft of making fish sauce at Nam O Village in Da Nang city’s Lien Chieu District has been designated a national intangible cultural heritage (Source: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) – Besides beautiful beaches and the famous Son TraPeninsula, the central city of Da Nang also has a 400-year-old traditionalcraft of making fish sauce at Nam O village.
The village, located in Da Nang city’s Lien Chieu district, was designated anational intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports andTourism late last year.
Located three kilometres from the foot of Hai Van Pass, Nam O is one of Vietnam’soldest and most famous fish-sauce making villages, with a history of more than400 years.
The fish sauce village has met the criteria related to local cultural identityas well as cultural diversity and human creativity preserved by generations.
More than 100 households make 50,000 litres of the sauce every year.
Black anchovies are their main raw materials. A kilo of the fish can producehalf a litre of sauce.
Fish sauce is considered the soul of Vietnam's cuisine, and is included duringcooking as a key component or used as a dipping sauce./.
VNA
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The traditional craft of making fish sauce at Nam O Village in Da Nang city’s Lien Chieu District has been designated a national intangible cultural heritage (Source: VNA)