Choosing Good Bird’s Nest

Choosing Good Bird’s Nest

Bird’s Nest are mainly produced in Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Burma and Hainan Province in Southern China. The texture and taste of Bird’s Nest vary with the swiftlet’s habitat. Compared with cave nest, farmed nest is cleaner, softer and smoother in texture; and thus, shorter soaking/stewing time. Cave nests are mainly found in Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia, whereas house nests are mostly produced in Indonesia.

Good Bird’s Nest should possess one or more of the following qualities:

•Fine and firm texture
•Thick and big size, boat-shape
•Slight fishy smell
•Dry touching feel (little moisture content)
•Minimal amount of feathers
•Smaller edge size

Bird’s nest to avoid:

•Fake Color
It has been known that some unethical businessmen apply bleach or fumigate to low-value white Bird’s Nest to change its color to red or yellow, so as to disguise it as high-value bloody red or yellow Bird’s Nest. It is hard to sort them out (by layman) before soaking. Experienced customer could differentiate by Bird’s Nest unique natural color. Cut out the Bird’s Nest corner portion after expansion through soaking, it will appear in white color.
Fortunately, Company’s Nests are 100% natural white in color, without the use of chemicals or bleaching agents.
•Additives
Glued Bird’s Nest is usually found in cup-shape Bird’s Nest. Unethical businessmen apply flour, egg white, fish glue powder, glue powder, gum, starch or other gelling agents to mend the cracks on Bird’s Nest. These kinds of gluing materials bear a little vinegar taste and can cause the soaking water to become turbid and slightly sticky.
By apply these additives, loose Bird’s Nest threads on its inner body will become tight and its body surface will look glossy without any cracks. This kind of Bird’s Nest is not easy to be broken. Consumers will have to pay more for the 20-30% extra weight, not to mention the additives they have to digest.
Our customers can be rest assured that Company’s Nests’ Bird’s Nests are free of any additives.
•Algae Bird’s Nest
Commonly found in the marketed Bird’s Nest cakes or cakes made of Bird’s Nest threads. Algae is cut into thin threads, bleached and mingled with Bird’s Nest cakes or Bird’s Nest threads. They are hardly detectable. Algae Bird’s Nest is flawless white, barely lustrous, rough and stiff. Hardly detectable though, the best way to differentiate is by its smell since algae Bird’s Nest usually bears a little acidic scent, especially after soaking.
Company sells only 100% pure Bird’s Nest. Our staffs are happy to explain to you in details about Bird’s Nest knowledge and help you to differentiate genuine and fake Bird’s Nest.