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The cooking of Asia is rich and diverse and perhaps uses ingredients that are somewhat alien to Westerners. If you ever wondered whether Bird's Nest Soup was really made from a bird's nest, then this month's article will enlighten you. It is from Jee Hui Poh and you may use it for your website, ezine or blog as long as it remains unchanged and the source is copied exactly.

Bird's Nest In Chinese Cuisine by Jee Hui Poh

Edible Bird's nest?? I can't imagine how one can transform twigs and grasses into a gourmet food.

The nests in making bird's nest soups are exclusively those of swiflets, the birds from the family of common swallow. These highly prized nests are built and clung to the ceiling of the caves as high as 70m by the birds mostly of seaweed that is mixed by their own saliva, making the process of harvesting an ordeal and expensive. Swiflets nests are mostly found on cliffs in areas along the Southern Chinese coast and South East Asia.

New Articles This Month

A Spicy Encounter – Part 2 of 4 – Sweet Spices by Lisa Paterson

Spices come from the buds, bark, stems, roots, berries and seeds of plants. Any part except for the leaf is termed a spice, the leaves are classified as herbs.

Spices are generally grouped into five categories based on flavor – sweet; tangy; pungent; hot and amalgamating. Today we will delve further into the sweet spices and discover their secrets.

Kuala Lumpur Travel Tip - Series 3 (Weird Food) by Faisal Abdullah

Malaysia has many weird food (weird even to some locals) to offer, and most of them can easily be found in Kuala Lumpur. However, each state in Malaysia offers its own special delicacy. For example, budu in Kelantan, keropok lekor in Terengganu, cencaluk in Melaka. However, all of them are easily found in Kuala Lumpur. Be sure to treat yourself with these :

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