Depends on the situation.
The soaking time for bird's nest is not fixed, it depends on its size and thickness, generally speaking, soaking until the bird's nest is fully stretched out is enough.
For smaller and thinner bird's nests, such as bird's nest corners and broken bird's nests, 2-4 hours of soaking is enough, while for a complete bird's nest, bird's nest marigold, 4-6 hours of soaking is needed, and when soaking, you should also keep the water completely covered, so that the speed of soaking will be faster.
2 Can you soak bird's nest overnightIt is recommended to soak the bird's nest in the refrigerator.
Bird's nest contains a lot of nutrients and active ingredients, so if it is soaked for too long in a high temperature environment, it may breed bacteria and deteriorate.
So if you want to soak the bird's nest overnight, then it is recommended to put it in the refrigerator to soak it, so that it can inhibit most of the enzymes and microbial activity under low temperature to prevent the bird's nest from spoiling, but the next day it needs to be stewed in time.
3 How many grams of bird's nest should one person stew at a time5-8 grams.
Bird's nest has a high nutritional value, which contains more nutrients, if you eat too much is difficult to be digested and absorbed by the body.
This will not only aggravate the burden of human gastrointestinal digestive system, but also cause the waste of bird's nest resources, so for the general population, it is recommended to eat 5-8 grams each time can be, and for some digestive function is not good for the elderly and children, it is recommended that according to the individual's specific physical condition to discretionary reduction of consumption.
4 Can you eat bird's nest every dayIt is not recommended to eat it every day.
Although bird's nest contains a lot of nutrients, it has the effect of nourishing Yin and moisturizing dryness, beautifying the skin, relieving cough and phlegm, and strengthening the resistance of the human body.
But the human body's ability to digest and absorb is limited, if eaten every day, it will increase the body's burden, this time will not be conducive to the health of the body, and the price of bird's nest is also more expensive, so it is generally not recommended to eat every day, it is recommended to eat 1-2 times a week.