General Knowledge about Birds Saliva Nest

Cave Birds Saliva Nest:

Cave Birds Saliva Nest refers to the nests built by swallows in natural stone walls or limestone caves. These Birds Saliva Nests absorb a lots of Minerals from the cave and thus cause them to be beige or yellow in color and firmer in texture. They contain more fine feathers compared to house Birds Saliva Nests. They expand to 2-3 times larger upon soaking require longer soaking time. They are delicious after stewing, taste better and can be stewed for longer hours.

Collocalia's Nest:

Collocalia’s Nest means the Birds Saliva Nest which built with pure saliva of swiftlets, with minimum impurities, in strips, with strong absorbent and able to expand 7-8 times, it is the best quality Birds Saliva Nest. They are usually white, yellow, red or grey in color.

General Knowledge about Birds Saliva Nest

House Birds Saliva Nest:

House Birds Saliva Nest refers to the nest built by swiftlets in the building created artificial. They build their nests under a well protection environment, so the Birds Saliva Nest contain less impurities than Cave Birds Saliva Nest and usually present in white color (also name as White Birds Saliva Nest).

1. Whole Piece Birds Saliva Nest:
These are curved or boat-shaped Birds Saliva Nest which has been selected from the harvested Birds Saliva Nest, with feathers removed, before they are sold. As whole piece Birds Saliva Nests are naturally obtained and varies with sizes and shapes. These types of Birds Saliva Nests are thicker than other types of Birds Saliva Nests. They also possess higher nutritional value, with better flavour and better expandability when soaked. They are the cleanest among all Birds Saliva Nests and they have high expandability. Sometime the Birds Saliva Nests produced would be like boat-shaped, it is depend on the place they build the nest.

2. Narrow Birds Saliva Nest Pieces:

These are whole piece Birds Saliva Nests which have been accidentally broken during harvesting or delivery; or whole piece Birds Saliva Nests which have been cut into narrow strips or separated after careful selection. Although they are not attractive physically, their quality and method of preparation are similar to whole piece Birds Saliva Nests.

3. Birds Saliva Nest Corners:
They are the hardest portions at both ends of the whole piece Birds Saliva Nests and the highest concentration part of saliva from swiftlets. They normally separated from whole piece Birds Saliva Nests and soaked separately because they require longer soaking time (about six to eight hours). The Birds Saliva Nest corners are usually torn into smaller pieces prior to soaking so that they expand more easily. They are expanding more compared to whole piece Birds Saliva Nests and crispier.

4. Birds Saliva Nest Fragments:
These is as a result of breakage during harvesting and transportation or during the cleansing process. They are made up of small amounts of Birds Saliva Nest.

5. Birds Saliva Nest Biscuit:
These are made from broken Birds Saliva Nest during harvesting. They have been processed and compressed into different shapes (such as rhombus, sphere, crescent and rectangular) and the quality is one grade below that of whole piece Birds Saliva Nest.