Yellow strip trevally can be caught all year round but April through October of lunar calendar is the best. At dried-fish households in An Hòa Commune, Rạch Giá city of Kiên Giang, the fish is washed in clean water, removed the head and bone and then mixed with spices, pressed thin and dried under the sun on a bamboo or wooden frame. To assess the hygienic conditions in the production environments, these frames are hang on concrete pillars which 1 meter distance above the ground. The average price is about VND 150,000 (6 USD) per kilo.
Removing head and bone
Wash the fish frame
Put the fish on the frames
Dry fish
Collect finished products
Packing
Minh Điền – Ngân Thanh
