Soup Name: Bird’s Nest Sweet Soup
Traditional Chinese Name: 燕窝 (yàn wō)
Introduction:
A traditional sweet soup that is made from dried bird’s nest – mainly those nests collected from the species of swifts. It is a known delicacy in Chinese cuisine and can be used in various sweet desserts, drinks, and health supplements. There are variations of this soup where you can add american ginseng or wolfberries.
What Ingredients are required?
These portions serve 2 bowls:
1 piece of bird’s nest
1 piece of medium-sized rock sugar (customized to your taste)
1 handful of wolfberries (optional)
2 cups of water
How do I prepare it?
- Wash and clean the dried bird’s nest
- Soak in cold water for at least 3 hours (or until relatively soft)
- In a double-boiler, put in water and bird’s nest and rock sugar
- Boil water (at simmering) for 2 hours
- Serve & enjoy!
Any benefits?
- Aids in digestion and improving overall immune system
- Said to assist in purifying the skin in toning, firming and smoothing
Any precautions?
- Buy bird’s nest from a reputable source
- Some cleaning required as the nests may contain feathers and other debris
- Pregnant women should eat sparingly (as with children)
I really love to eat lots of different kinds of soup specially vegetable based soups.”.`
i love all sorts of soup but my most favorite soup is none other chicken or beef soup.’:`
Tried Bird Nest soup last year from like http://www.geocities.jp/hongkong_bird_nest/index_e.htm . Tastes really good… yeah, I thought it was gross at first, but wow, you won’t regret it.
UGH!! I’d rather eat the bird!!!
Haha Sharon, well, here’s one way to look at it. At least eating their spit, you aren’t killing the bird. Lisa.
Wow that was strange. I just wrote an extremely long comment but
after I clicked submit my comment didn’t appear. Grrrr… well I’m not writing all that over again.
Anyhow, just wanted to say fantastic blog!