Birds Nest Soup - Thailand

February 2006
The small Thai town of Pattani has gone to the birds -- literally. The town's economy is booming after residents started collecting bird saliva.
Sea Swift nests, used to make birds' nest soup and made from hardened saliva, sell for $2,000 a kg. A few years ago, the birds inexplicably started colonising Pattani. Now, all the residents have got in on the act. As one resident states: "We used to live here. But now we're going to move to make space for the birds."
Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

[@johnnijjsu]

If you go to thaialnd, you should try.
there is a brand that sell this on the market.
it is abt US$1-2 that more expensive than Coke.
Ypu might do not even know we ge it from bird nest!!

[@johnnijjsu]

My uncle said that it is better than Coffee or red bull.
You can drink when you drive very long way, so you do not feel sleepy.

[@vietassassin]

u should its very good if u go to the right place or buy it and do it ur self which takes hrs but worth it haha

[@sairoku]

i had bird nest soup be4, its taste amazing and the texture of the bird nest is almost like jelly. To the ppl who think this is disgusting, what is wrong with you? think of alot of food we commonly eat today, its full of chemicals that modifies quality and shelf life. If ppl prefer to eat Mcdonalds over this natural delicacy, its their loss.

[@eleraine]

Actually, it's like eating agar agar, smells like freshly boiled eggs and contains a variety of proteins, vitamins and minerals.
The nests are harvested AFTER the chicks have flown the nest (and are therefore empty) and instead of going to caves, today, bird's nests are harvested from apartment styled swiftlets.
At least that's how it's done in M'sia.

[@wangb13]

btw, bird nest is made up of about 58% soluable proteins...the highest amoung all food and even synetic protein powders
it greatly increase tissue regeneration
sources taken from the internet

[@wangb13]

we can, just that i cant stand claims without proof either ways.(either it's claiming it to be good for health or mystical mumbo jumbo supersition crap)

[@wolfloverii]

dude if you have the same tastebuds I do, you wouldn't be able to control your mouth... If you try this man its so FUCKING good.

[@racenemo]

Hahaha I prefer Red Bull or Shark that is available in Thailand

[@ilovehobnobs]

Am I the only person who doesn't like eating this stuff? (-_-')

[@kuruptzZz]

@kaiwkc come on man now I don't even want to eat eggs anymore

[@wangb13]

just for comparison: milk contains about 3.3% protein and egg contain 11.7%...

[@NorthLuckStar]

I love bird's nest a.k.a bird spit. but very exspensive. 280 for like 1ounce

[@dragonheart333]

@sairoku I won't mind tasting it but some people are iffy to try new things

[@kuruptzZz]

@iwillbd1234 and honey is bee spit...so what?

[@youcheator]

dude, if you think of it, what honey are made of?

[@DC180]

This is Birds Vomit isnt it????

[@FiestyCat86]

@kuruptzZz actually its bee vomit...mmmmmnummy

[@dookiekong007]

well, maybe if they lower the price a bit.

[@thephenomenal2759]

Anyone here in 2022

[@madhoyden]

I kiss my birds all the time.
Muah.

[@BenOnFilm]

i ate this is thailand and it tasted awesome... but if they start building buildings just to house birds to get more nests, demands will become more and more easier to meet and the value will go down. definitely worth the try though.

[@HopeDrive]

the bird nest soup is dang GOOD

[@3rni3PL]

Because it is made from the byproducts of a BIRD, this has a number of communicable diseases, so yeah, if you think it's a bit nasty, it is. You could get a number of horrible symptoms from eating this stuff.

[@SmolShibu]

birds nest soup tastes pretty good. and if you say its nasty then why eat a chicken's egg? same concept, so dont judge food before you actually try it.

[@xisam]

$750 as in USD? or EURO ?

[@prettiep]

i wanna try it!!!!!!!!!

[@CelestialKindred]

No, their mouth water.

[@ndfeb9936]

What 13 th?? 👏👏

[@ezyroller]

He hed no goot. Too mut druk.

[@madhoyden]

Looks like bats.

[@CygnusSonolumen]

I eat this... This shits expensive because of how they harvest the nests in the wild

[@llyngckq]

Hmmm... I tried this a while ago, and it's delicious!

[@b3anlee]

MMMMMM....nom nom nom.

[@EnsoLLC]

i eat this stuff good lol.

[@China_bot538]

What does it taste like??
Looks interesting!!

[@whirled100]

lmao im eating birds nest soup rite now (b'-')b

[@mockingbirdxxx]

vile.

[@Ali695]

i'd like to try that soup someday

[@NocturnalDiary]

@sairoku bird nest are expensive!!!

[@Bazonkaz]

It is all cultural :) As for me, I will eat both :P

[@ilawrence311]

is that made from a birds saliva?

[@BenOnFilm]

its kind of sweet.

[@samsing900]

i eat it for beauty purpose, so far my skin looks really nice and red, no pimple, acne, not even 1.depends on you

[@samsing900]

rofl so what about honey??? honey is made from bee pukes, and western people love it

[@samsing900]

ya sweat ,the nest is tasteless u add sugar to cook it,taste really good