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FORMER TEACHER FINDS SUCCESS IN SWIFTLET NEST FARMING

Made from the saliva of swiftlets, a species of swift, the nests are rich in glycoproteins and sialic acid, which are believed to offer various benefits, including boosting immunity and acting as an ...
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'

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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 ...
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 ...
Seattle Times

Catering to birds’ every whim to export nests for a delicacy

PERAPAKAN, Indonesia — With no windows, the gloomy, gray building looming four stories above the rice fields in a remote village in Indonesian Borneo resembles nothing more than a prison. Hundreds of ...

From Almas caviar to Matsutake mushrooms, check out 5 of the most expensive foods in the world

Saffron, the world’s most expensive and rare spice, is a precious ingredient which is used as a garnish as well as an ...
Reuters

Malaysian maker of edible bird nest products plans $30 mln Nasdaq IPO

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Reuters) - Malaysia's Swiftlet Eco Park Holdings Sdn Bhd, one of the country's largest makers of products developed from edible bird nests, said on Monday that it plans to list ...