Cat Hai fish sauce Nước mắm Cát Hải

Nước mắm Cát Hải, also sold as nước mắm Vạn Vân, is the fish sauce of neighboring Cát Hải island, made mainly from cá nhâm and sunned for 12 to 24 months. You can buy it on Cát Bà.

Cat Hai fish sauce, Nước mắm Cát Hải
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Why it matters

On đảo Cát Hải the smell of the sauce meets you, and the Vạn Vân workshop there dates from 1916.

The sauce runs from 15 to 40 degrees of protein, from cá nhâm, cá nục, cá quẩn, cá mực, and cá cơm, with no chemicals added for smell or color.

How to enjoy it

Use it as the dipping sauce at the table, or take a bottle home.

Where to try it

Made on đảo Cát Hải and sold on Cát Bà.