Southeast Asia Information Port News (Source: www.dnyxxg.com) Recently, the Processing Technology and Quality Department of the Fisheries Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Cambodia announced a major breakthrough in the country's agricultural product processing—the successful development of its first locally produced canned eel. This product, with its stringent food safety standards, unique taste, and rich nutritional value, has attracted widespread attention in the industry and is scheduled to be officially launched on the market soon.
Lai Diet, an expert from the Processing Technology and Quality Department, stated in an interview that this canned eel is a landmark innovative product developed by the Fisheries Administration Bureau over a long period of time, with the strong support and high attention of Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Deng Dinna. It carries significant importance for upgrading local agricultural product processing technology.
Lai Diet explained that the research and development team used a series of standardized production processes and professional processing techniques to precisely overcome the core challenge of removing the fishy smell in freshwater fish processing. "This product achieves a crucial breakthrough of 'completely no fishy smell' while strictly ensuring food safety and quality, while fully preserving the original fresh and delicious flavor of the eel, completely breaking consumers' preconceived notions about traditional canned fish," he emphasized.
Speaking about the initial motivation for the research and development, Lai Die pointed out that eels are rich in high-quality protein, unsaturated fatty acids, and various essential trace elements, making them highly nutritious and attracting consistently strong market demand. The development of this canned eel product not only caters to consumer demand for convenient and healthy food but also holds profound industrial value: Firstly, it transforms primary agricultural products into high-value-added commodities through deep processing technology, increasing industry profit margins; secondly, stable industrial processing demand can directly boost the income of local eel farmers, contributing to rural revitalization; and thirdly, by improving local processing capabilities, it aims to gradually expand the domestic market share, reduce long-term dependence on imported processed foods, and optimize the domestic food industry structure.
Currently, the canned eel product is in a refined refinement phase of "production and optimization simultaneously," and large-scale public tasting activities have not yet been conducted. The research and development team is still iterating and improving product details.
It was revealed that the Fisheries Administration Bureau has formulated a clear market launch plan. After final consultations and comprehensive evaluations with relevant regulatory authorities, this canned eel, a product embodying Cambodian local processing techniques, will officially grace the tables of countless households, injecting new vitality into the local food market.
