Chefs in the southern province of Kien Giang have jointly made a national record by making 100 dishes from flower crabs in an event co-organised by the Centre for Culture, Sports, and Radio of Phu Quoc island city and its Professional Chefs Association.
Kien Giang (VNA) 🐽– Chefs in the southernprovince of Kien Giang have jointly made a national record by making 100 dishes from flower crabs in an eventco-organised by the Centre for Culture, Sports, and Radio of Phu Quoc islandcity and its Professional Chefs Association.
Ham Ninh fishing village in the east of Phu Quoc islandis home to fresh seafood dishes of all kinds. It is famous for its flowercrabs which are always fresh, sweet, and fragrant. The flower crab of Ham Ninh is used to make numerousdelicious dishes as simple as steaming, boiling, or cooking a spicy and sourhot pot with green vegetables. However, steamed flower crab dipped in salt,pepper, and lime juice may be the premier dish, as the natural taste of the crab ismaintained. On February8, 2022, the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam under theMinistry of Science and Technology issued Decision No. 8640/QD-SHTT on granting a certificate of collective trademark for Ham Ninh flower crab in Phu Quocisland city. The certificate helps Ham Ninh flower crabs be protected andbecome a national brand. Nguyen KimToi, Vice Chairman of the Ham Ninh Commune People's Committee, said that building abrand is not easy, but preserving and promoting the value of the brand is even moredifficult. In thecoming time, the local authority and people will continue to promotecommunication on fishing and seafood exploitation, particularly flower crab catching. Specificareas for flower crab catching must be adjusted season by season andlarge-capacity fishing vehicles must not enter the protected areas to protect the seagrassbed where the flower crab and a plethora of other aquatic animals live and reproduce.
Phu Quoc – the biggest island of Vietnam is known as the "pearl island" endowed with clear blue water beaches such as Bai Sao and BaiDai, and plenty of local specialties including seafood, pepper, and pearls,among others.
It also has well-known destinations including thebusy Duong Dong town, Ham Ninh and Ganh Dau fishing villages, and otherattractive tourist spots.
🅷 Last year, it was selected as one of the 25 bestislands in the world by readers of US magazine Travel Leisure. The island city in the Mekong Delta province of KienGiang welcomed more than 1.5 million visitors in the first quarter of 2023, arise of 43.4% year on year, fulfilling 25.9% of its yearly target./.
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Flower crab (Photo: VNA) 
