Bird’s Nest Soup: Guide to the $3,000 Chinese Delicacy

Translucent bird's nest soup in ceramic bowl with whole white swiftlet nest and goji berries traditional Chinese delicacy

Bird’s Nest Soup — a see-through, jelly-like delicacy made from swiftlet saliva nests, served with rock sugar and goji berries. In the world of luxury foods, few items have the mystery and high price of Bird’s Nest Soup (燕窝, yàn wō). This see-through, jelly-like delicacy comes from the hardened saliva nests of swiftlets (a type … Read more