Along with other products made from shrimp, Ca Mau shrimp chips have long been famous throughout the country and abroad. In particular, shrimp chips of traditional village in Hang Vinh commune, Nam Can district are extremely special.
 

Drying shrimp chips after making.

Ingredients for shrimp chips are mainly made with fresh shrimp, flour, eggs and some other spices

In order to produce delicious shrimp chips, it is important to select ingredients. In particular, shrimp must be fresh and not be rotten. Shrimp is washed, peeled and only takes the meat. The shrimp meat is minced, with the right ratio, mixed with the flour and other spices.

Then, the mixture is girdled as a traditional girdle-cake. After finishing girdling, shrimp chips are dried, then cut each into rectangular shape. The shrimp chips continue to be dried until they are fully dried and the more sun-dried, the better they are.
 

Finished shrimp chips before packing.

Normally, about 10 kilograms of raw shrimp produce 13kilograms of finished products. Thanks to the characteristic aroma and sweetness of shrimp in Ca Mau land and high rate of raw shrimp in the production process, Ca Mau shrimp chips always keep its typically delicious flavor.
 

Many shrimp chips production facilities in Hang Vinh commune, Nam Can district are selected as typical rural industrial products at the provincial level.

Recently, due to large-scale production, a large number, many shrimp chips production facilities in Ca Mau have purchased more dryers, cutters, etc. to meet production needs. At the same time, constantly improving product quality, meeting the needs of domestic and foreign customers. In recent years, many shrimp chips production facilities in traditional village, Hang Vinh commune, Nam Can district have been selected as typical rural industrial products at the provincial level.

Nam Can shrimp chips are characterized by a high percentage of shrimp in the cake, thick cakes with rich flavor of shrimp and after frying, shrimp chips will be crispy when put into the mouth.

In Ca Mau, shrimp chips are considered as an indispensable specialty in the Spring days, Tet holiday or become a main appetizer in parties.