Cave Birds

Cave Nest:
Swallows build their nests on mountain caves, rock caves and high steep rock. Affected by natural climate and environment, the texture tends to be rigid   and harder, with a darker color and less appealing appearance. There are more impurities and takes longer time to soak, giving a crispier arrangement of thread. 

Birds nest

Origins of bird’s nests are spread in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia etc. Different bird’s nests have different textures.
Indonesia:
House nest is the most common variety in Indonesia with less impurities and cleaner. Texture is smoother and softer. Indonesia is the origin of highest production volume and supplies about 80% of bird’s nest in Hong Kong.
Thailand:
Thai bird’s nests are thicker, of higher density and firmer in texture. It takes more time in soaking and cooking. Since production volume is small, the prices are higher.
Malaysia:
produces more Feather Prime swiflet nests. Usually processed into cakes and prices are low. Since instant food is usually produced with bird’s nest cakes, there is less and less dry bird’s nest cakes sold on the market and prices are thus increasing.
Vietnam:
Quality is high with stronger taste and aroma after stewing as compared to others, but supply is very limited.

Nest of Babui

classification

Bird’s nests are divided into the two following major categories:
House Nest:
Swallow builds nest inside a house called swiftler house. House roof is made of wood. The internal setting of the house imitates the temperatures, luminosity and humidity of natural caves. Average temperature is 28 to 30oc and humidity lies between 89 to 90%, environment is humid and dark. Swallows leave the swiftler house in the morning to look for food outside until evening. Since environment is ideal, there is little impurities and feathers in the bird’s nest and it is cleaner with more complete shape like a boat or a spoon. It also expands more than cave nests. White nests are softer and smoother while golden nests and red (blood) nests are crispier in texture. This is due to higher mineral content in golden nests and blood nests.

About Birds Nest

what is bird's nest? Bird’s Nest comes from the saliva of swallows. Edible-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) and other swift under the same genre are renowned for building the saliva nests. In brief, there are around 90 types of swallows and not all swallow saliva is edible. Those swallows that often bring branches, straw and soil to build nests are definitely not edible. Edible nests are made of saliva of Aerodramus fuciphagus, Feather Prime swiflet or grass swiflet. bird nest flowhttp://royalimperialbirdnest.com/article/anti-aging-and-beautiful-skin/