Category: Articles

13 DEC

Bird's nest soup and the Bird Flu scare

Bird’s nest soup and the Bird Flu scare Bird Flu High Alert has been declared in Indonesia since the outbreak caused the first death in July this year. Should Malaysians be concerned, especially since we are seeing increasing interest in commercial birdnest farming in our towns and cities? So far the virus had killed 65 […]

13 DEC

About Swallow Nest

Swallow nest is an edible nest of swiftlet, a tiny bird found throughout South East Asia. The bird is from Apodidae family of Collocalia genus. This bird, using the sense of its echolocation, detemines its resting, nesting and sleeping place deep inside the dark cavity. The swallow nest has a long history back to the […]

13 DEC

How to get real genuine of birdnest?

How to get real genuine of birdnest? The best way to get genuine birdnest is buy directly (if you can) from the house farm, which is still in unprocessed and you can get anything’s in fresh and the price is also better. But somehow, if you get lower grade nests you may need more time […]

13 DEC

Stewed Bird's Nest with American Ginseng

Stewed Bird’s Nest with American Ginseng Ingredients : 75 g soaked bird’s nest pieces, 8 g sliced American ginseng, 1 tbsp rock sugar, 2 cups boiling water Method : Wash American ginseng. Put into a steaming pot. Add crushed rock sugar and 2 cups of boilling water. Stew over boiling water for 50 minutes. Add […]

13 DEC

Stuffed Zhusheng with Bird's Nest

Stuffed Zhusheng with Bird’s Nest Ingredients : 225 g shelled shrimps, 1 green crab (about 375 g), 19 g zhusheng (dictophora phalloidea), 38 g soaked bird’s nest pieces (with water absorted), 300 g asparagus, any suitable amount of stock 1 egg white 1 tsp wine Seasoning : 1/4 tsp salt, 3/4 tsp caltrop starch, dash […]

13 DEC

Type of Nest – Based on Color

Based on Color 1. Red Blood Nest This nest has a bright red color and commands the highest price among any other color, due to their high demand and rarity. Not many houses have this kind of nests, and even if they do have, the nests can only be harvested 1 to 2 times a […]

13 DEC

Type of Nest – Based on Location

Based on Location 1. Cave Nest Usually, there are two Collocalia species that live in caves, Collocalia Fuciphaga (White Nest) and Collocalia Maxima (Feather Nest). But the nest from Collocalia Fuciphaga (White nest) is what we usually called for Cave Nest in the market. Probably because the harvesting of cave nests is a potentially hazardous […]

13 DEC

Type of Nest – Based on Bird Species

Based on Bird Species 1. Collocalia Fuciphaga – The largest in size among 3 species – Popular name : White nest, House nest, or Wild/Cave nest – Uses mostly only gelatinouse strands for making entire nest – Gelatinous strands content in the unprocessed nest : 85 – 97% – The most popular nests in the […]

12 DEC

Chronicle of a Foreseeable Tragedy: Birds' Nests Management in the Niah Caves (Sarawak)

springerlink.com Journal Human Ecology Publisher Springer Netherlands ISSN 0300-7839 (Print) 1572-9915 (Online) Subject Humanities, Social Sciences and Law Issue Volume 32, Number 4 / August, 2004 DOI 10.1023/B:HUEC.0000043517.23277.54 Pages 487-507 Online Date Monday, December 06, 2004 (1)  Institute of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksholms kanal, 4, DK-1220 Copenhagen K., Denmark Abstract  The number of birds’ nests harvested […]