Phu quoc fish sauce waters around The island are rich in seaweed and plankton which provide food for the anchovy population. However, it only since the late 1950s that the product has been recognized outside of its home island, reaching its zenith of popularity between 1965 and 1975. With increasing government subsidies of many industries in the period from 1975 to 1985, the local fish sauce craft lost market share to larger competitors, but in recent years, the popularity of the authentic Phu Quoc product has been rebounding. In 2012, Phu Quoc fish sauce was granted a European Union Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
Nasi goreng breakfast are the leftovers of the previous day's meals preserved in the refrigerator, with fresh vegetables and eggs added. The basic ingredients of "nasi goreng" are rice and sliced or ground "bumbu" (spices) mixture of shallot, garlic, pepper, salt, tomato ketchup, sambal or chili sauce, and usually sweet soy sauce. Some variants may add "saus tiram" (oyster sauce), "ang-ciu" (Chinese cooking red wine), "kecap ikan" (fish sauce), or "kecap inggris" (like Worcestershire sauce). The texture of leftover cooked rice is considered more suitable for "nasi goreng" than that of newly cooked rice, as freshly cooked rice is too moist and