Edible Birds Nest Types

There are two types of places to develop the nests of swiftlets:
In the caves
In the cultivated or abandoned houses

1自然洞穴 Cave nests

洞燕窝通常在收获马来西亚，即沙巴和砂拉越的天然洞穴、岩洞及悬崖上。由于受到大自然气候及天然环境所影响，专捕食天然杂虫，所以一般也相信它们所制的燕槽比较高营养,也因为采集风险高，价格也水涨船高。 燕窝的质地比较韧及硬，颜色比较深、外形不讨好、杂质较多、浸炖时间较长及爽口，
Cave nests are usually harvested in the natural caves of Malaysian states namely, Sabah and Sarawak. These caves vary in height and size, but they are typically found on lofty cliffs elevated against the sea. These kinds of nests usually contain more feather and dirt than the other variant.

2.人工屋育House Nests

这类燕窝是在屋檐或是人工燕屋下系统化培养。这种燕巢的质地比洞穴巢顺滑，它包含较少的杂质和羽毛。因此，燕窝可以保留其月牙或碗型或羽毛这也提高采集效益，经过消毒精选，和洞燕相比成本可以大大减低， 也不失其原有营养价值。
These nests are made by swiftlets under the house roof in the countryside. House nests are harvested from swallow houses. The texture of this kind of nests is smoother than the cave nests, and it contains lesser contaminants and feathers. Therefore, it is possible to retain the crescent kind of bowl or the cupped hand shape of the nest even after the feathers are removed.

燕子类型分为白燕窝，黄燕窝，血燕窝。

In these places, the following types of golden Edible Birds Nests spring up- white Edible Birds Nest, yellow Edible Birds Nest, and blood Edible Birds Nests. After the nests are taken off the houses, they need to be cleaned and processed before delivery. Malaysia single-handedly sends millions of Edible Birds Nests to Chinese communities all over the world. The main consumer countries of Edible Birds Nests include China, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand

Edible Birds Nest Types

燕窝的品质：Quality of Edible Birds Nest

In terms of quality of Edible Birds Nest, they are classified into different categories such as:
Cave Edible Birds Nest 洞燕盏
House Edible Birds Nest 屋燕盏
Feather Edible Birds Nest 毛燕盏
Grass Edible Birds Nest 草燕盏
燕窝的处理分为：Although the benefits of Edible Birds Nests are innumerable to overwhelm anyone, but there are only two variants of Edible Birds Nests-:
Unprocessed Edible Birds Nests or Raw Edible Birds Nests 未经处理燕盏
Processed Edible Birds Nests or Clean Edible Birds Nests 已经处理燕盏
形状也分别为：条状，片状，饼状，粒状，散状
The nests come in different shapes such as strips, whole pieces, cakes, pieces, balls and broken pieces.

5 ways to cook Edible Birds Nest

One of the ingredients in Edible Birds Nest is nests that are actually made out of bird saliva, which has dried and hardened.

1. Hawaiian Papaya with Edible Birds Nest

Ingredients:
•8 grams (a piece) of dry  Edible Birds Nest.
•20 grams of rock sugar.
•1 cup of water.
•1 ripe Hawaiian papaya.
•1 slice of fresh lime.
Method:
•Pre-soak dry Edible Birds Nest. See pre-soaking instructions.
•Drain the water using a strainer.
•Prepare rock sugar syrup. Put some rock sugar in a cooking pot and add 1 cup of hot water. Stir from time to time while simmering until the rock sugar melts completely. Generally, we recommend using 20 grams of rock sugar for every cup (250 ml) of water.
•Place the Edible Birds Nest in the bowl, then add rock sugar syrup.
•Steam for 30 minutes, then remove the water using a strainer.
•Slice Hawaiian papaya in half.
•Add lime juice to the papaya to taste.
•Put  Edible Birds Nest (pre-soaked and stewed) with rock sugar on top of the papaya.
•Serve cold.

2.  Edible Birds Nest with Braised Ham

Ingredients:
•4 grams (half a piece) of dry  Edible Birds Nest.
•200ml Chinese ham stock (or chicken stock).
•3 Little bok choy.
•Salt.
•Light soy sauce.
•Cornstarch.
Method:
•Pre-soak dry Edible Birds Nest. See pre-soaking instructions.
•Remove from water and steam for 30 minutes.
•Transfer into a soup bowl, arrange bok choy on top and pour over the stock.
•Season with some salt and light soy sauce, thicken with cornstarch mixture.
•Serve hot.

3. Edible Birds Nest in Braised Chicken with Ginseng

Ingredients:
•8 grams (a piece) of dry  Edible Birds Nest.
•Chicken breast.
•Chicken bones for soup stock.
•2 sprigs of green onion.
•2 slices of fresh ginger root.
•2-4 slices of Red Korean Ginseng.
Method:
•Pre-soak dry Edible Birds Nest. See pre-soaking instructions.
•Drain the water using a strainer.
•Place chicken bones, the breast and ginseng in 6 cups of water. Add the green onions. Bring to boil and then simmer for 45 minutes. Discard the bones and the green onion. Salt to taste.
•Add  Edible Birds Nest (pre-soaked and stewed) in the bowl.
•Serve hot.

4. Edible Birds Nest Egg Tart

Ingredients:
•4 grams (half a piece) of dry  Edible Birds Nest.
•240 grams of flour.
•1/4 tea spoon of baking powder.
•120 grams of butter.
•2-3 table spoon of cold water.
For the Filling:
•1 1/2 measuring cups of water.
•6 eggs.
•1/4 measuring cup of evaporated milk.
Seasoning:
•1/8 tsp salt.
•150g sugar.
•1/2 tsp vanilla essence (extract).
Method:
•Pre-soak and stew the dry Edible Birds Nest. See instructions.
•Short crust pastry: Sift flour, salt and baking powder together. Add in butter and 2-3 tbsp cold water; rub into dough.
•Fillings: Pour water and sugar into saucepan; boil over low heat until sugar melts. Whisk eggs; pour in bowl which contains evaporated milk and vanilla essence. Slowly pour the water with sugar into whisked egg mixture; stir well and filter out residues. Let cool.
•Roll dough into thin sheet with rolling pin. Cut tart crusts out from dough with round cookie-shaped cutter; press well into tart molds. Pour some Edible Birds Nest into each tart.
•Pour egg mixture in to fill around 70% to 80% of the tarts. Bake at 200 degree Celsius for 7 minutes.
•Serve.

5. Edible Birds Nest with Rock Sugar

Ingredients:
•8 grams (a piece) of dry  Edible Birds Nest.
•40 grams of rock sugar.
•2 cups of water.
Method:
•Pre-soak dry Edible Birds Nest. See pre-soaking instructions.
•Drain the water using a strainer.
•Prepare rock sugar syrup. Put some rock sugar in a cooking pot and add 2 cups of hot water. Stir from time to time while simmering until the rock sugar melts completely. Generally, we recommend using 20 grams of rock sugar for every cup (250 ml) of water.
•Place the Edible Birds Nest in the bowl, then add rock sugar syrup.
•Steam for 30 minutes.
•Serve hot or cold.