In order to meet customers’ soaring demand for Tet gifts, many production and business establishments have actively prepared for seafood gift baskets with the diversity in products and prices.

An employee at the Bac Dau Company decorating Tet gift baskets to serve the shopping and gifting needs of local residents

Owning a fleet of offshore fishing vessels and fishing logistics ships, the Rong Bien Dong (East Sea Dragon) Seafood One Member Limited Liability Company, located at 82 Ngo Chi Lan, Thuan Phuoc Ward, Hai Chau District, not only sells all kinds of freshly-caught seafood for seafood traders, but also invests in all kinds of equipment to preliminarily process seafood for easy retailing to customers.

In order to meet the consumption needs of local residents during the forthcoming Tet Festival, the company is offering ‘cha muc’ (squid paste) and ‘cha muc phu com xanh’ (squid paste covered with green nuggets) for sale.

Depending on the customers' request, the company is offering Tet gift baskets with all kinds of seafood, including ‘cha muc’ (squid paste), freshly-caught squid, one-sun-dried squid, two-sun-dried squid, fresh mackerel slices, and spiced dried fish.

Similarly, the Hang Hue family-run business at 145 Ky Dong Street in Thanh Khe Dong Ward, Thanh Khe District is providing a wide range of Tet gift baskets with seafood all of kinds to the market. Included are mackerel, sea shrimp, abalone, dried shrimp, dried fish, and dried squid. Most notably, the dried squid and three-sun-dried squid, which have been recognized by the municipal People's Committee as the so-called ‘One Commune One Product’ products in late December 2021, are among the best-sellers.

In order to serve the shopping and gifting needs of both business and individual customers for the forthcoming Tet 2022, the Bac Dau Company has stepped up the procurement and production of its key products such as the dried catfish seasoned with spices, ‘cha muc’ (squid paste), and ‘cha ca’ (fried fish cakes). Also, there are fresh squid, dried squid, dried fish, and sliced ​​fresh fish packaged at various prices.

For example, a Tet gift basket with a package of spiced dried catfish, 3 slices of fresh mackerel, and 2 slices of fresh barracuda is on sale at the price of VND 375,000.

A VND 593,000 Tet gift basket will feature a package of spiced dried catfish, 3 slices of fresh mackerel, 2 packages of mackerel cakes, 2 packages of squid paste. A basket of one package of spiced dried catfish, one package of dried rockfish, 3 slices of fresh mackerel, 2 packages of mackerel cakes, 2 packages of squid paste is being sold at the price of VND706,000.

Also, many seafood gift baskets are on sale at the prices of more than VND1 million each.

Reporting by HOANG HIEP - Translating by M.DUNG