In 2022, after joining the “One Commune One Product” (OCOP) program, Tran Thi Hau, 39, decided to revive the traditional crab cake as a distinctive local product. Photo: D.HHau introduces her field crab patties to visitors at an agricultural product fair held in Nghe An in late 2025. By the end of 2024, Hau’s crab cakes were officially recognized as a three-star OCOP product. In addition to crab cakes, she has expanded her range to include crab broth and fermented “dam” paste, offering more choices to customers. According to Phan Xuan Hiep, this is currently the only facility in the commune that continues to preserve and develop the traditional crab cake - a dish once associated with hardship, now being awakened through a new direction.

Source: VietNamNet News April 11, 2026 17:12 UTC