Drying shrimps is a very common activity in Asia. These dried shrimps provide the base for many pastes and the key ingredient in the best soups. However, many of these shrimps are dried in the sun and are attractive for flies and other insects. We dried shrimps using our drying beads and the results were astonishing. Not only did we eliminate the problem with the flies and insects, but we obtained a much drier, easier to use, tasty and colorful product. While we have not (yet) tried to use drying beads for drying other products, we believe that also fish (another major food product that is often dried before consumption) would give major advantages. The drying technology can easily be implemented in rural areas, and could increase the standard of many households. Their products would be free of insect and fly contamination and of a higher quality level. This would give the producers a more valuable product within Thailand, but as well for export purposes.
