Archive for November, 2005
Preparation
1. Soak raw bird nest in cold water overnight or about 6-24 hours depend on the soft of the bird nest (the strand of bird nest).
2. Remove the feathers and the prominent pieces of foreign matter (e.g. twigs etc.) with a pair of forceps.
3. Drain and Rinse the bird nest again by using the delicate strainer.
4. Soak the bird nest in pure water for another 1 hour. Keep the soaking water for later use as it contains nutrients from the nest.
5. Pour suitable amount of water with bird nest and rock sugar into covered porcelain pot. (For a cup of bird nest soup with rock sugar using gram of water, gram of soaked bird nest, gram of rock sugar)
6. Double boil all ingredients over low heat for several hours or less up to the types of the nest. (For house bird nest take about 45 minutes to 1 hour)
November 30th, 2005
Superior Processed Bird Nest
This product is thoroughly removed the feathers and fine materials by skilled workers without using any bleaching and dye treatment. It has a yellowish color. This product is the most economic quality which can be afforded by anyone who dreams a healthier life.
November 30th, 2005
Superior Bird Nest
After carefully removed the feathers by well-trained workers, the nest is still in saucer-shaped with little fine materials. Also without any bleaching and dye treatment, its color is creamy white. This product is the top choice of healthy family appreciated by all ages.
November 30th, 2005
Fresh Original Bird Nest
After the baby birds fly off, the nest is collected freshly from our harvest. The nest is still composed with the feathers and some fine materials. Because bird nest processing is a long, tedious, and labor intensive process, this product is mostly distributed to the wholesalers in bulky.
November 30th, 2005
Premium Processed Bird Nest
Once soaking the nest in pure water, all feathers and fine materials are thoroughly removed by skilled workers to isolate the long strands to produce this premium processed bird nest. There is no artificial coloring and no additives. It is clean, dry, and hard with white color. This product is ready to prepare for any bird nest delicacy. This product is also the best seller product of our company.
November 30th, 2005
Premium Bird Nest
Fresh from the original, the nest is in excellent cupped-shape with little feathers. All feathers in these nests are carefully removed by skilled workers piece-by-piece, and without undergoing any bleaching and any dye treatment. It has a snow white color. This product is our best quality appropriate to the exclusive and precious in all occasion
November 30th, 2005
Collocalia Esculenta Species
Its popular name is Grass Nest as it uses grass with its glutinous strands as cement for making its nest. The nest is normally brownish in colour with the glutinous strands content at about 5-15% in its unprocessed form. This swiftlet nest is highly demanded for restaurant consumption and is sold most popularly as strips or in crumbs and cake form.
C.Esculenta has a glossy, darkish blue-black colour and is smaller than C.Fuciphaga and C.Maxima measuring only about 10 cm in length.
All these species has slightly parted tails. Good quality nests from these species can be distinguished by the firm, white basal attachments and a comparatively large proportion of nest-cement with few feathers or grasses in the nest-cup, a thick body and in perfect shape, form as well as colour.
November 30th, 2005
Collocalia Maxima Species
Also known scientifically as Aerodromus Maxima, this species’ popular name is Black-nest Swiftlet because it uses its brown feather together with its glutinous strands as cement for making its nest, thereby making its nest blackish in colour. Its feet have feathers all over and thus contribute in the formation of its nest. The glutinous strands content in this nest is only 5-15% in its unprocessed form. This nest is very popular in making bottled or canned bird’s nest, and sold most popularly in cake form or as strips and crumbs.
C.Maxima is larger than the Fuciphaga measuring averagely at 13 cm and weighs about 28 gm. At a glance this 2 specie might look the same but on closer examination they are quite different. The distinguishing difference is its lower leg grows a row of small feathers. This swiftlets nests can be the red-legged or white-legged form and usually lays one egg.
November 30th, 2005
Collocalia Fuciphaga Species
Also known scientifically as Aerodromus Fuciphagus, this specie is popularly known as the White Nest or House Nest swiftlet. They construct their nests with a glutinous nest-cement produced by a pair of large, lobed salivary glands under the tongue. It is this nest-cement that constitutes the raw material of bird’s nest soup and renders the nest its commercial importance. The glutinous strands content in the nest of this species is about 85-97% in its unprocessed form, making it the most sought after in the market as well as commanding the highest price. Most if not all bird’s nest farm cultivate this particular specie.
C.Fuciphaga measures about 12 cm in its entire length and weighs about 15 to 18 gm. This swiftlet has a band of brownish gray feathers across the rump with dark brown eyes, black beak and feet. Eggs are laid 2 at a time, slightly oval in shape and white in colour.
November 30th, 2005
About Swiftlet
Edible bird nest, also known as swiftlet nest, is made by certain species of the swiftlet family. The nest sometimes was known as Swiftlet nest. During breeding season, the male swiftlet construct their nest with glutinous strands of starched like saliva produced by a pair of large, salivary glands under their tongue. The nest looks like a cupped hand or a half cut bowl about 3-5 inches in diameter.
There are many species of swiftlet family around the world but not all species of swiftlet can produce edible nest. Only 5 species from the family of Apodidae known scientifically as Collocalia Fuciphaga (White-nest Swiftlet), Collocalia Maxima (Black-nest Swiftlet),
Collocalia Esculenta (Grass-nest Swiftlet), Collocalia Vanikorensis (Mossy-nest Swiftlet), and Collocalia Brevirostris (Himalayan Swiftlet) can construct edible nest. Only the first three main edible nest producing swiftlet will be mentioned.
November 30th, 2005
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