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Bird's nest soup is the Chinese delicacy with a main ingredient that comes with a hefty price

Bird's nest soup is a luxury dish in Chinese cuisine, in large part because of its key ingredient: Bird's nests. However, this isn't just any old nest made with leaves and twigs. The soup specifically ...
Business Insider

These bird nests sell for such a high price in China that huge bird hotels have sprung up to harvest the 'caviar of the East'

Bird hotels in Indonesia try to attract swiftlets, whose edible nests are a delicacy in China. The swiftlet nests, made of dried saliva, are used to make bird's nest soup. Farmers compete to attract ...
The New York Times

5-Star Bird Houses for Picky but Precious Guests: Nesting Swiftlets

To lure swiftlets, whose saliva-built nests fetch high prices in China, people in Borneo compete to build them the most luxurious accommodations: safe, clean, dark and with pools for bathing. By ...
Yahoo

Why Bird's Nest Soup Is Staggeringly Expensive

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. bird's nest soup in a white bowl - CatherineScarlett/Shutterstock Since the 1500s, Chinese ...