And the main ingredient? The partially dissolved nest of a swiftlet, a small bird native to Southeast Asia. Three times a year, swiftlets build nests out of their sticky saliva on cave walls and ...

In the Philippines, collecting the main ingredient for bird's nest soup, swiftlet nests, is one of the most dangerous jobs in Asia. More from Risky Business A triangle pointing right which ...

Cambodia and China have reached an agreement that will allow the export of Cambodian swiftlet nests to Chinese markets.

CAMPBELL, Calif., March 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- High on the cliffs in Borneo, tiny birds known as swiftlets build nests that contain the highest natural concentration of sialic acid in the world.

New protocols inked this week have paved the way for Vietnamese agriculture produce such as chili, passion fruit, swiftlet nest, and rice bran to be exported to China. The agreements, signed by ...

Edible bird’s nest is made by a species of cave-dwelling swiftlets. Weaved from their saliva and harvested in caves and man-made nesting houses, bird’s nests are then painstakingly cleaned ...