Why People Risk Their Lives To Harvest A $2700 Bird Nest Made Of Saliva | Risky Business
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 มิ.ย. 2022
- Harvesters in the Philippines scale massive cliffs to collect swiftlet nests, the main ingredient in bird’s nest soup. We followed a group of the harvesters, known as busyadors, to see why gathering the nests is such a risky business.
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Rag pickers in India work very hard to collect garbage but there are many risks associated with it
Yes i would to do a risky Business
honey collectors in philippines,
Coal mining west virginia probably a over covered topic but I personally knew 3 people that died in a short matter if time all miners
In india most of villages people risk lives to reach hospitals
This has changed a lot recently. Smart folks in Vietnam have actually bought abandoned houses and turned them into giant bird houses. The birds are allowed to come and go but have established the houses as their home base. Some houses now have thousands of nests and can harvest multiple pounds per month. Making folks millionaires almost over night. But here's the thing.. I'm a long time chef and have had chef friends travel all over asia.. and all of them told me the bird nest soup has no flavor at all. It's like tasteless cellophane noodles in water.
just like shark fin soup
I work in Hongkong as a nanny for many years.I usually mix this birds nest for the children's porridge. Yeah it's tasteless. but you can make it also as a dessert. Boiled it and put a bit sugar
Tasteless but full of nutrients
@@meltres8893 I will give you that. Especially trace minerals. I'm not knocking the dish.. as a chef I LOVE try new foods.. and must admit I have never personally had it. But.. I trust both my friends opinions. Both are great chefs and world travlers.. and both told me it has zero taste. As neutral as flavor goes
@@monimonsale7734 that might be good. To be honest.. in the states we eat grits and cream of wheat for breakfast and both of those are fairly tasteless unless you add something to them like sugar, butter, ect
That bird saliva must be damn good for $2700 a kilo. Who the hell was the first person to be like, "man, that bird puke looks kinda good. I think i am going to eat it." Hahaha
probably the same guy who thought that bees are hiding something delicious inside their hives. He was probably like "these fuc*ers are defending their homes really well, they must be hiding something there"
Ah well Chinese
Lol
It wasnt discovered as 'food' but more as medicine. Its like saying penicillin had to appetizing to be a cure for bacterial infections.
@@charpkun yeah. Next time i have an infection i will ask my doctor about bird saliva. Can you tell me what medicine?? I don't mind people preferring eastern or western medicine. But what i don't like is that you are trying to say that raw bird vomit dried into a nest and put in some soup is some kind of medicine??? That is ridiculous. Obviously your body is going to get some nutritional value out of it. But i could say the same about anything!!! If its a culture thing. Cool. I love it. But don't twist it into medicine
Highly recommend visiting the Philippines if u ever get the chance. It's like a computer background everywhere you look and the people are the nicest you'll ever meet.
Even when they're doing such risky job they're still smiling man I'm so proud of my fellow Filipino keep safe as always 🙏
This story gives life more value. I was born in the Philippines and damn I didn’t even know about this till I clicked on the video. Much Respect!
KMJS featured these stories more times in their program.
I mean swiftlet nests aren't that big of a deal, you just need to find a common location, and instead of going through the trouble of climbing cliffs, walls, of under bridges, you can simply make an empty room within the vicinity and they will nest there without hesitation, I know this because I have a house near the mountains and they keep nesting all over my damn shed and inside my attic, seriously swiftlets are more annoying than bats, good thing is I found value in their nest and made money with selling them so at least I still have a reason to keep the shed or the attic, otherwise they are still annoying and they make a mess everywhere but at least they still pay for rent with their nests, this of course as long as the nests still holds value because there are plenty of sellers and prices will drop due to the availability, basic economy bs, but thank god its usually on high demand, otherwise Ill have to sell the house soon maybe get myself another house on another mountain that doesn't have a swiftlet problem
Me too
Yea your people are some Trifling mf’s
sakto
It's always fascinating learning about different cultures, unique skills passed down from generation to generation and the niche way people make a living around the globe.
Yeah, hopefully the kids don't get educated so they can continue the tradition.
@@xaviernice7548 what the …. They can also learn besides this😎😎😎😎
Yeah you say that. I like burgers.
@@turagsarder8867 you missed the rhetoric
DW - German PBS, made high quality documentaries, it's a great way to learn about others around the world.
you'd have to pay me to eat bird spit. sounds like a dare lol
My parents and I left the Philippines when I'm 12 1/2 years old. And move to Canada.....I heard about this kind of bird nest before...but never seen or taste it...maybe some day....God willing.
Fun fact, there is a storage house in the nearby town where the swiftlets have taken refuge. The house owner didn't use any swiflet lures or anything, they just transferred there one by one. I forgot the exact amount of breeding pairs but they are alot.
Trust me, you don't want this bird nesting in your house, the noise and their smelly waste will make your house unliveable. Unless you're willing to move out and sacrifice your own house or you just get used to it.
I want them in my house.
@@markcutie9959 The noise they make at dusk and dawn are really really loud. IDK how a sane human being can sleep and raise a family with all that noise. Not mentioning their shits. Staying close with those flying rat long enough can get you bird influeza, killed tens of thousands of asians a year.
@@markcutie9959 $2700 is a lot man, who doesnt want money. I would welcome them with open arms. knowing they can net me more than just $2700
@@Wyse-Gaming I get it they're valuable but if you're willing to sacrifice you peace and smelly part then go ahead. Take note, Swiftlets preferred concrete houses and cool places. Also, before you can get that $2700 you need to destroy a lot of nest.
I'm just thinking of the birds who spend half of their lives looking for good nesting site, puking to make the nest, lay their eggs, and came back to see their nest disappear.
With no job opportunity and no money to start a business, this is, to some, the only way.
The birds leave their nest once the hatchlings are ready to leave and they come back once breeding season....they aint gonna use the previous nest since they didnt made it coz of that they make another and the ones used nest will get dissolve by the time thats why nest farmers took it before it get dissolved
@@aiden_zae you are wrong, this is human tendency
@@josephemmomajillano89 I wish they had included these info in the documentary. It is important to know whether this is exploitation or just harmless commensalism.
@@aiden_zae Just don't have kids. Kids are expensive to keeep.
Hello watching from🇳🇿NZ. So glad I watched this video, because I love learning of other cultures, Much admiration for those men and boys who climb those impossible cliffs,.
Respect po sa Inyo...subrang Mahal talaga ang birds nest ..very special sa mga insik... Regallo Nila sa mga matatandang insik...😍😍😍😍
Before you think this is absolutely crazy, to eat birds saliva, remember that honey is basically bee saliva🤔
@@grapesurgeon desperate people will make desperate moves to cure whatever it is that they might be suffering from
nah, honey ain't made out of bee's saliva
But Honey has health benefits. Benefits of consuming Bird's nest is a FALLACY just like benefits of Rhino horns and Tiger penis.
Not factually true, its nectar regurgitated by bee.
Honey is bee's saliva? Really bro? 😂
On one hand their hard work is admirable but on the other hand it is difficult not to be considerate of the birds which take even harder efforts and 15 days to make the nest. Both sides' skill sets, these men who risk their lives and the birds' in using saliva to make nests are admirable nevertheles.
The swiflet birds population is rising so it may not have a huge impact to them as long as the local government educate them not to remove nests with eggs.
@@grantasilom5844 oh ok. That's nice. Thanks for the clarification.
not really admirable at all, they risk their lives for a useless item that has been proven to have zero health affects. Half the world risks their lives for things science has proved wrong, so I guess if that cool to watch entire lives wasted.
@@tilled6695 that's not the point, what is admirable is their hardwork by risking their lives to earn a living. As long as it has value, their efforts aren't wasted.
@@grantasilom5844their determination is admirabley yes, but they should not have to risk their life for a bizarre bird saliva food. People should not eat these so others will not risk their life for such nonsense.
I had heard about bird's nest soup but was puzzled how a bird nest can be an edible thing. Now got it. Thank you.
I hope they're able to keep the island as long as possible. Wealthy people will not stop in finding ways to take it away from them.
They don't own the island.
@@rrubio6660 they own it and they can register it as it was owned by their predecessor by bonafide claim of ownership since or earlier of June 1945 ..its just that they don't have enough money or enough information in how to register it.
@@rrubio6660 whoever lives in there owns
We need to introduce this guy with the US world record free climber and take him out to do this.
NO.
In other parts of south east asia only a small amount of people still do this. Most have moved to farming swift birds nest in abandoned buildings. It's safer for both collectors and birds as well. One interesting tidbit I found out from one of the farmers, is that the swift love 60s music, and he would play it all day to call it to nest!
Does this birds like Taylor Swift ?
My swift birds were jamming to Michael blackson
“….Of course I can concur on that time of music, it is like that of no other, no matter your age, when you where born, where you where born or anything else…when you hear it, it’s always, “what are you listening too, who is that, what station is that, is that something new”????!!!!????? “…It’s the type of music that promotes no violence, no hatred, no one sidedness & is for all too enjoy, make you snap your fingers, make your feet move, make your body move, make you feel good & want more of it in your ears”!!! G-MOMMEE
@@flyyyjr nice does this music wanna make you shake your stinker like there's no tomorrow?
@@user-ex7yq6xq9s Swift birds is a family of birds. Swift the noun not verb or even that stupid singer.
Wow ...
Impressive yet very dangerous job
Salute to them ❤️
Love from Nepal 🇳🇵
Gud am sir ma'am. May kilala ba kyong buyer ng birds nest ? KC Meron din s amin sa cordillera Pero wala kming pagbintahan.
I admire these men who take pride in their work eventhough it’s hard and very challenging…
Hopefully the government can actually give support to them in strengthening their livelihoods in terms of safety…
LOL good luck with that.
Maybe our eyes will close permanently but that dream will not be overcome by the word HOPE.....so sad reality.
What is there to admire?they are just thieves stealing other spieces houses for business.Those poor birds puts hrs and hrs of work to build those nests just to be stolen in seconds.
Shame
The government is focused on making money for themselves
I remember seeing birds nest soup in the Philippines on a menu and I was really curious as to what it was - now I know!
Right?! I’ve heard of it in china and had no idea what it was made from
(I stupidly didn’t think it was actually birds nests, and didn’t even know any birds made nests out of saliva)
@@colourfulsouls honestly I wouldn’t try it - I had a little trouble in the Philippines because I’m vegetarian and some cheaper restaurants didn’t have any veggie dishes. Even though maybe there’s no meat in the soup, the bird saliva seems to have a strange slimy texture and I don’t like that :/
@@Anna-po1sb Hello Anna I been here for 34 years and I just learned now such a thing exist. Stay Safe with your diet 🙏
@@davidran9317 thank you ❤️❤️❤️ I really love Philippines (especially the village) and I definitely want to visit again. Stay safe as well, bless
What was the point of travelling if you didn’t bother asking any locals or googling it? 😂Travelling is about learning too. You clearly weren’t curious enough..
I have family in vietnam that harvest these nest and ive had bird nest soup before, it really has no flavor, it has a little sweetness and the bird nests texture in the soup is jelly like. im pretty sure there’s different ways to cook this but this is just the way i had it. my uncle had told me the reason people buy this is for health benefits.
Hello maam, im also doing that same job t since when i was in 1 year high school, and im proud to sea your video maam
I did it actually once with a Dutch guy.
He came up with a patent ladder
Which is extaxly long and the thickness of a bamboo, semi flexible to enter necessary crevices, made out of some steel mix material and had a lever from which small steps along the line of the stick pop out , making climbing much easier, bottom and top ends of the stick are secured with hook like attachments to prevent spinning around itself
Thing is in the four times I attempted it the nests were all occupied so we didn't take them, as they had eggs in it. Still fun journey tho, makes me wonder if the Dutch guy is still at it.
Where?
bruh its just a job, no need to go full english teacher
Buyer please
The shot of his family at the end was fantastic, it's nice to see unique things about cultures you didn't know they did. Thanks
I’m glad he was able to protect his ancestral island harvesting spot! The world has enough over rated resorts.
fascinating, I was in Coron recently and they were talking about this...awsome
The end shot of the family is just fascinating ... notice how the kids look like their Mom ...so LOVELY
I’ve had many bird nests when I was younger ‘cause my brother and I were sickly. I’ve never really thought about how they were collected so this video was really informational. If you wondered what bird nest taste like, not much really. A jelly like consistency but thats pretty much it. My mother would spend an hour further cleaning the bird nests before letting it soak in water then boiling them with rock sugar. I’ll have to try the other versions to this one day.
For people who do not know about this.
I build a house and let the birds come to my house.
Then they will create the nests like video.
1 season to gathering include 4 months
First - The mom bird and dad will spawn the eggs.2 months for this.
Second - The baby birds will growing up and practice flying,wait for food from their parents. 1 month
Third - when baby birds have enough power and flying technique,then they will fly away to looking for their new home and new life.1 month
After that,we will gathering the nests if the baby birds fly away,we do not throw the eggs or baby birds to gathering them,if the baby birds still living in the nest when they do not have enough power,I do not get that nests,I wait they fly away.
I give the birds the place that they can create nest,they can hiding the dangerous from nature like storm,rain and other animals like eagle,owl,snake,chipmunk,etc.... They give us the nests.Ofcourse i can not protect them when they go to looking for food,but when they live in my house,i never let anything hurt them.
Remember,this kind of bird do not staying in the nests,they only stay at nest when they spawn the eggs,usually they cling on the woods or some surfaces.
Sorry for my bad english.
work smarter not harder, good for you mate
Well said👍
The climbing skill these guys have is absolutely incredible
They only got 600$ after 5 months season while 2 pounds of it easily cost 2900$ ??!!!! THAT'S INHUMANE CAPITALISM 😡
You'd be surprised how difficult it is to fill that 2 pound quota since all the nests there are incredibly light
CCP members are really getting out of hand now 😔
The amount of hands it passes through to make it cost $2900 may be a lot. Similar to the illegal drug trade.
@@xdesolateone8564 because calling out the extraordinary price equals to CCP. Grow up kid
@@xdesolateone8564 what? But they're not the ones selling it nor managing it , they're the ones buying it...so how is it their fault????
They've got some real skills harvesting barefoot. Locals in small province in China at least used safety equipments and proper gears in collecting the nest. Mad respect on these groups.
Philippines group
our skin adapt to the surroundings.. if you walk barefoot your feet will become thicker adopting to hard surfaces..
Thats why chinacovid emerge hahaha
@@wellkazmola101 lol haha
"Safety" does not exist here.
yeah. Filipino here and living here my whole 35 years of life. First time hearing about bushyador and about this way of hunting . but I know that soup. its a bit expensive depends where you eat. 😅 one of the places I ate that. cost me 28$ for a single bowl.
Respect these kind of people I'm very proud of you.and protect the island 🏝️🏖️🏖️🏝️🙏
That is my younger brother's first job when we migrated to elnido palawan. So many climbers died, only few people do that now a days they made a hanging houses in each island for them to rest. It's a good money but it is really dangerous.
Props to the Cameraman for learning how to farm these nests
It's a drone
💀
@@OTF_x7 no the guy going to the nest is holding the camera
My parents are from a small island in Alaska called King Island. The younger guys would climb up the steep island cliffs to get coolect murr bird eggs.
I think it’s an inspiration that someone can be happy and content with there family by only making $600 a year as well as fishing 👍 living the good life
bird nest harvesting here in malaysia especially in borneo island of sabah and sarawak are among the popular harvester place. Several years back many investing their money to build artificial bird houses to attract birds and this is much safe but it'll takes time for birds to moves in
Sabah part of the philippines
Sabah is owned by the Philippines.
Sabah is now officially belong to philippines 😄
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Wtf sabah belong to the sultanate of sulu, philippines. You malaysians (land grubbers) stole that land full of natural resources without giving it back to the rightful owner of sulu sultan heirs. You filthy land grabbing thieves
These amazing guys are probably looked at as poor but he looked so so rich to me. An amazing job that he clearly loves a beautiful family and home and good health. As someone who lives in England I am ridiculously envios. Stunning video
Not that poor cuz the soup cost $20+ pretty expensive and minimum wage is only $60-100 and there probobly getting more.
They earn $600 each on average per season that's a big money since their cost of living on the island is very cheap and your 30k pesos can go a long way since your food is mostly free from the ocean. Their livelihood is also very sustainable since they harvest from the same cave for 100 years and the local government regulates the price so they don't get cheated.
@@grantasilom5844 30k is pretty good for them especialy they live in a rural area, compair it to the minimum wage.
@@grantasilom5844 still I think the pay is very low as compared to his hard work and skills. If same thing done in Japan or Europe, the pay would be at least 5-6 times.
@@user-kp2ov1gm4w the cost of living in Japan and Europe is much more expensive, it's relative.
It was so risky job but i salute you as my fellow Filipino keep going
Hello have a great day watching from philippines, it's a new subscriber
May bago akong nalaman sa araw na 'toh! Maraming salamat po!
Eh ung mas excited pa ako sa isang malaking kaldero na puno ng CRABS!!! Parang wala lang sa kanila, normal lang ba. Kakainggit! Pahingi po ng alimasag. Hehe
Kaya masarap din malapit sa dagat tumira eh mura ganyan halos libre pa nga minsan
thanks a lot!!! so nice reverb
Long time ago when Vietnam was poor they use to exchange these nests with Kyocera Yashica MF 2 cameras. I was in Saudi Arabia
here in Palawan, my aunties would usually buy these for their toddlers. Its very nutritious, and is good for their immune system. It doesnt really have a certaim taste
You buy sag sayaw maam
Im from Philippines but I didn't know that picking this saliva nest is hard and dangerous ....keep safe everyone
you think it is easy?
@@lifeisgood2542 yes 😁😁...i thought they were using cultivating system to produce more of it...
@@lifeisgood2542 you think life is good?
99% of Filipinos never tried this soup. Its expensive.
The soup is cheaper compared to the actual nest
i still don't get why there's any demand for bird nest soup. it's literal bird saliva, how is that found appetizing?
Dapat ikotin nyo bato tapos hanapan ng mas madaling daan tapos kelangan my gamit na lubid nakatali sa taas para magsilbing kapitan parang SA mga hiker ba pagkukuha delikado kase umakyat 🙏
Here in Hong Kong,a dozen amounts of bird’s nest saliva cost a thousand dollars depends on the class,but probably class A should be the most expensive ones.Heart breaking 💔how can they manage to climb in a narrow & dangerous cliff just to search balinsasayaw saliva😭Kudos to this man your a real hero,God bless you more kabayan.
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Yeah, this is really true. Once one tribe discovered a swiftlets cave, it will be in their descendant forever. I grew up always heard about this because exactly same province i am with this people on the video. Most of those people have a good life than their neighbor without caves.
Can anyone tell me what month they collect swallow nests in Kinabatangan (Kalimantan)? I would like to make a short documentary. Thank you
respect on them for letting the eggs be born, continue the generations and they keep getting their nests to make money and support family
The moment when he said 'it's like people who have forever partner' that line hit me hard.
I’m sure those guys are way stronger than average climbers. Massive respect👏🔝
The product made from the saliva is the swallow nest drink its very good and tint sweet similar to like a dairy sweet drink
Good afternoon po. Great video! Thanks for sharing💖
I had this dish before and i can say it has a very unique taste and texture, its like soup but much thicker but not too thick, kinda like slime egg yoke, we normally have it in small bowls or cups we ether drink it or use a big soup spoon, we normally have it on special occasions such as weddings, but then again this is my own personal opinion and our culture.
Yea the texture is like mucus and saliva.
@@munterboy9298 yep
@Pure Humble the monkey brain is an acquired taste, wild dog is a bit on the tough side, not really great tbh
@Pure Humble nah
@@munterboy9298 well because it literally is
the POV of those climbers 😵💫😫
mad respect on them! 👍
bobo
They eat bird nests I don't get it how is that possible it's food and Insider your reporters or journalists whatever they call are amazing love you guys
I’ve tried that… Sa Mandarin restaurant they made it as a soup
I love to join them as it's a kind of adventure plus making a living out of it. Nice video
I remember my childhood days we are used to climb in pointy stones near the sea to gather sea shells. This type of climbing is already common on people who grew up in province. 😃😃😃
The birds look for food in the day and make the nest the whole night using their saliva. I could not imagine how the birds feel when they come back in the evening to find out their nest was gone. 😭😭😭
Hmm. I also feel bad for those birds.
😢 At least these farmers know to only take the empty nests. However, these nests are abandoned once the chick has flown off. So the nests are probably already abandoned when harvested
Well looks like they gotta build another one, poor birds but they probably got use to it if they have been doing that for generations.
Not sure about in this case but in majority of cases in other countries they wait until the season ended. So the birds literally already abandoned the nest.
Her T-shirt at 8:04 got me dead. 😂😂😂
My uncle lives in Borneo, he owns 5 story house made just for swallows to nest. Swallow house building like this is common in rural area where swallow is abundant. Very sound investment.
Tho I don't know if some buyer preffer bird nest from cave rather than harvested from man made buildings.
Wild nest is definitely more expensive since it came from the cave, no pollution and the birds are healthier.
I really hate how everyone is just living their best life minding their own business and then you have european coming outta nowhere and just ruin everything.
Well, that device your using to watch these videos and complain about Europeans was made by them, so pipe down.
@@azrielsatan8693 nah everything is made in china son
My sentiment is same regarding chinese. I hate chinese for ruining everything. No quality, everything is stolen from Europe and America including science and math.
@@azrielsatan8693 not everything is made by Europeans
@@azrielsatan8693 China/East Asia*
Birds nest mostly common business in Malaysia, very expensive especially in the new year
Successful people don't become that way overnight. most people see at a glance-wealth, a great career, purpose-is the result of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life🙏🙏🙏
Yeah investment is the key to sustaining your financial longevity but venturing into any legitimate investment without a proper guidance of an expert can lead to greater loss too
Exactly! That's my main concern and what kind of kind of investment can someone recommend with this increase economy turndown?
@Richard Cotterell wow you're really lucky, thank God I have meet you here, I have 10,600 dollars due to lack of professional guidance.
@Richard Cotterell I will appreciate if you can guide me through the process please 🙏🙏🙏
@Richard Cotterell thanks, I will do that right away
Respect for these people risking their lives trying to feed their families. The sad part is bird nest has no real benefits
My parents make me and my siblings eat this bird’s nest in small bottles when we were kids. It is like jelly, coconut jelly consistency. It was expensive they said. After eating it my dad told me it is bird’s nest made from saliva. LOL my horror as a kid😫🥹😆😂so i never wanted to eat it again even if I’m 30yrs old now lol.
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In Malaysia Sabah and Sarawak states, there are climbers to harvest bird nests, Indonesia as well. In mainland Malaysia state of Perak and Pahang, some businessmen build special huts or bird houses condition to natural habitat with control temperature .
Malaysia>sabah??
Sabah, Philippines 🇵🇭 bruh
Its too late now baby its tòo late, cause you didn't make it right..you could only dream and hope. The politician in Sabah are rich. Who in the right mind would give up easily.
@@kimyong7031 Its too late to yours but not to us and the loyalist of the Sultan of Sulu and our law
Republic Act No. 5446 of the Philippines, which took effect on 18 September 1968, regards Sabah as a territory "over which the Republic of the Philippines has acquired dominion and sovereignty".[45] On 16 July 2011, the Philippine Supreme Court ruled that the Philippine claim over Sabah is retained and may be pursued in the future.[46]
@@pinoynanationalist5394 butuh apa nk claim sabah jgk.. Negara miskin
Amazing effort 👏👏👏
Wow, i am filipino i’m here in the Philippines and i was not aware about this birds nest collecting, or should i say harvesting , until i saw this video, i didnt know about this until today
I truly respect these kind of people risking their lives in making a living. I had seen this type of activity many years ago inside a particular cave named Batu Niah near Bintulu, Sarawak. The cave was 3 km deep and with a height of hundreds of feet. These people endured the darkness, dampess and cold conditions just to reach the top to extract these priced commodity. The price of a type-A nest at that time was US 1,800.00. Unfortunately, not all were successful. We could see human bones in the bottom of these caves.
Pretty cool
Being a politician also life at risk of making a living
Isaiah 35:10 KJV
[10] and the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. Jesus saves, God bless.
Who needs ladders when we got bamboo!
In Vietnam bird nest was the royal food for kings so everyone believe that it's rich of nutritions especially for illness guy. Now everyone eats like a desert that taste sweet after adding sugar
Really
Minus the bird nest the desert still taste sweet.. poor birdie
Saan dito sa pilipinas ang bintahan ng balinsasayaw
Proof birds have more brains than people 😊
That dude Alvin has nerves of steel. That was incredible watching him climb that and look down at the water 🤯
The island is so beautiful wow
There is available Bayer of thes? i have these please notice me..
I use to do this job on my teenage. Its very hard and risky.. salute to this people...
Us Filipinos have a very strong sense of community
I'd bet every person on that island is related and part of his family, from one generation to the other
I've only ever read of this in Chinese novels. Now I know what is all about. It's really true that they can make anything into food.
It’s a common dish (for those who can afford)in Hong Kong, the ladies especially like the it because it’s good for the skin
🤣 yes, and Texas doesn't have rocky mountain oysters?
It’s a common dish in Asia, not just China.
It is our country Philippines. I have been to Balinsasayaw Restaurant which caters original birds nest soup.Its delicious,
Great video
Regular People: climbs for sport
Alvin: climbs to make a living
The level of respect for the egged nest
Tama Yan paglaban muyan kuya Alvin cla LNG gusting kumita. Khit mabulok Yan Dyan atleast npapakinabangan Ng maraming Tao katulad nyo at IBA pa
So that's what they were doing. That's so cool! thanks for the documentary.
Awesome report. Hope the Philippine government will let this local people continue their livelihood and control development that could destroy nature and environment.
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Too late! Think of nearby Australia/New Zealand which were already taken by Anglo from 10,000 miles away jolly old England in Europe.
Lol did u heard hundreds of years already.. But still harvesting it means there's a program control.. Some others have a farm. Already
you can easily farm this kind of bird (walet ) here in indonesia.. and we dont have to risk our life just for it..
Banyak banget di indonesia pembudidaya sarang walet
But not on high quality.
Pwedi ba mag tanong kong magkano price ng pogad balinsasayaw