Most bird’s nests are produced in Southeast Asia countries such as Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam; all of which produce high quality bird’s nests. Among this, 80% of the production are from Indonesia with highly adeord quality and exported worldwide.
Identify Bird’s Nest by Its Origin:
Cave Swiftlet, House Swiftlet, Grass Swiftlet and Hair Swiftlet
* Cave Swiftlet: darker or yellowier, more hair and impurities, firmer and crispy feeling when eaten
* House Swiftlet: generally whiter, softer, texture, less hair, smoother and tender feeling when eaten.
* Grass Swiftlet and Hair Swiftlet: impurities are more then the nest itself, often used mixing with other things or grinded for other purpose.
Identify Bird’s Nest by Its Color:
White Nest (also called “Noble Bird’s Nest”), Yellow Nest, Orange Nest and Blood Nest
Identify Bird’s Nest by Its Shape:
Cup shapes, lumpy, stripped, shredded, minced, ball shapes bird’s nest.
Leftovers from trimming whole nest cups can be made in to nest strips, nest cake or shredded nest mixture. They are all bird’s nest, but due to the fact that they are made of nest rims, the appearances of these types of nests are not so nice and harder in texture.
