Exclusive video of traditional fish preservation in Elmina

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lt-vsGcBjY

Duration: 

23:18:33

Year of Production: 

2023

Source/Author: 

Michael Kunke
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Because fresh can can not be kept for a long period of time for future use, it can be preserved using traditional method as one of the methods of fish preservations. Fresh fish is put in containers and sea water and sat is added to it for 2 days before further processing and after 2 days, fish is removed from containers to drying areas. Fish is thn washed with clean water before eing taken to dry and it is dried for 3 days under full sun on a drying shade.

Fish management

As fish is left open for drying and covered at night, it should be turned regularly for uniform drying and enough sun light is given to it when drying. Dried fish is put in baskets and taken to market for selling and finally fish is sorted according to size for selling.
Sequence from Sequence to Description
00:0003:52Fresh fish is put in conatiners and sea water and salt is added to it for 2 days before further processing.
03:5305:19After 2 days fish is removed from containers to drying areas.
05:2008:15Fish is washed with clean water befor being taken to dry.
08:1616:40Fish is dried for 3 days under sun on drying shade.
16:4116:53Fish s left open for drying and covered at night.
16:5417:27Turn fish regularly for uniform drying.
17:2820:12Give enough sun light to fish when drying.
20:1323:05Dried fish is put in baskets and taken to market.
23:0624:19Sort fish dried according to size for selling.
24:2027:37Summary

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