Bird's nest soup is a delicacy in Chinese cuisine. A few species of swift, the cave swifts, are renowned for building the saliva nests used to produce the unique texture of this soup.
The edible bird's nests are among the most expensive animal products consumed by humans. The nests have been used in Chinese cooking for over 400 years, most often as bird's nest soup.
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Famous quotes containing the words bird, nest and/or soup:
“It is Nature’s own bird which lives on buds and diet-drink.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“A little nest that’s nestled where the roses bloom.”
—George Whiting (1884–1943)
“Good intentions are not enough. They’ve never put an onion in the soup yet.”
—Sonya Levien (1895–1960)