Fish sauce is a condiment that carries a strong national identity, contributing to the uniqueness of Vietnamese cuisine through tourists's eyes. Across the S-shaped strip of land, each region has a series of typical fish sauces, closely associated with the soil and its own culinary style. Particularly in Ninh Binh, the land of the ancient capital rich in tradition - Gia Vien shrimp sauce (also known as Ninh Binh shrimp sauce) is a familiar rustic dish, closely associated with the culinary life of the people here.
Gia Vien Tiny Shrimp Paste is similar to fish sauce in other regions with materials mainly made from fresh tiny shrimps, in small shape, round stem in blue or red and the best is still the ones in Hoang Long river. The product of Gia Vien tiny shrimp paste has a beautiful red color, it is fragrant, sweet and salty with the characteristics of tiny shrimp paste. Gia Vien tiny shrimp sauce has such eye-catching appearance, not too loose, the sweet and salty taste blended well, stimulating the taste that people once tried it will be hard to forget.
The type of this sauce made by hand from the fried shrimp, lined up in the jars of . After processing, they are sealed to from a month to bring cooked food. This sauce is delicious at the new sweet, strong, very attractive. Red is the characteristic color of this sauce. The shrimp paste has a salty taste and the sweetness of the shrimps which is the same with shrimp sauce, but it is much easier to eat. Don’t forget to buy shrimp sauce to make Ninh Binh gift.
Not only a traditional dish, Gia Vien shrimp paste is also a specialty gift that tourists often buy after each trip to Ninh Binh. With its sophisticated processing method and special flavor, Gia Vien shrimp paste not only enriches Vietnamese cuisine but also preserves traditional cultural values, helping to promote local cuisine to domestic and international friends.