Phu Quoc Island

Phu Quoc, also known as Pearl Island, the largest island of Vietnam, is also the largest island of the 22 islands in this population, located in the Gulf of Thailand. Phu Quoc Island, along with the other islands forming Phu Quoc island district of Kien Giang provincial. The whole island has a total area of ​​589.23 km ²

The waters of Phu

Quoc has 22 large and small islands, of which the largest Phu Quoc island has an area of ​​567 km ² (56,700 ha), 49 km long. Natural sloping terrain running from north to south with 99 hills. However, small clusters of An Thoi islands separated contrast to the southern tip of Phu Quoc island by a strait more than 60 m depth.

Cool weather brings the monsoon. Climate division two seasons.

- Dry Season: The island is affected northeast monsoon maximum temperature 35 ° C in April and May.

- Rainy season: The island is the western gateway to welcome monsoon - Southwest, high humidity from 85 to 90%.

Referring to Phu Quoc can not fail to mention the traditional occupation of the residents. It is professional production of fish sauce and pepper cultivation. Phu Quoc fish sauce and pepper, Phu Quoc is two items long been world famous. In addition to the two jobs, the main economic activity of residents of Phu Quoc's fishing. Recently, thanks to tourist activity on the island of rapid development, a switch to part residents involved in the provision of travel services such as restaurants, hotels, ...

One of the famous products of Vietnam's Phu Quoc fish sauce. The product has a history more than 200 years can only be produced in Phu Quoc Island, with ingredients and materials available locally. They also choose the fresh fish dinner: rice coal, flat rice, red rice, pepper stripes, stripe chalk and chalk pencil wash, then chuop with salt in wooden barrels to, grafting trees swimming, or mere tree bottle. Chuop incubation period can last over 1 year. The longer incubation period, the higher the protein level, but less aromatic and color was darker.