Bird's nest is a bird's nest made by a bird of prey called "swiftlet" by using moss, seaweed and soft plant weaving mixed with their feathers and saliva to form a bird's nest.

Bird's nest is a nest made of saliva secreted by some of the swiftlets of the Rainbird family and several species of swiftlets of the swiftlet genus, mixed with other substances. It is also known as "Swallow Vegetable", "Swallow Root" and "Swallow Vegetable". Bird's nest can be divided into "House Swallow" and "Cave Swallow" according to the nesting place, and Cave Swallows are different in color due to the influence of minerals, and there are White Swallows, Yellow Swallows and Red Swallows, while House Swallows only have Ivory White as a color. The so-called "Blood Bird's Nest" on the market is rumored to be made from artificially farmed Bird's Nest through the "bird droppings fumigation method".

Main Origin

Bird's nests are mainly found in the caves of deserted islands near the coasts of Myanmar, from the Philippines in the east to the west, and are mostly found in the waters of Southeast Asia and the South China Sea islands of China, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Sandakan, Singapore and Thailand. Among them, Indonesia is the most suitable place for swallows to live due to its weather and environment, so the quality of Indonesian bird's nests is the best and the production of Indonesian bird's nests is also the largest, followed by Malaysia.

According to statistics, as of the end of 2010, Indonesian bird's nest accounted for 85%-90% of the global production of bird's nest, Malaysia accounted for 5%-10%, Thailand 3%, Vietnam and the Philippines about 2% (refer to the Hong Kong Trade Development Council for several years). A subspecies of Javanese swiftlet, Cfuciphagagem ani, has been harvested from the island of Tachiu in Yannan for the production of edible bird's nests.

The short-billed swiftlet, on the other hand, is found in southwestern China and southeastern Xizang, and the earliest works with detailed records include the Materia Medica Biyao and the Benjing Fengyuan. There are six species of swiftlet that can produce nests, including the Apodidae (Apodidae), the Collocalia (Collocalia), the many species of birds that secrete saliva mixed with their down and condense on cliffs and cliffs, or in farmhouses.

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia - Bird's Nest

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