Bird's Nest (Yan Wo)
楊貴妃も愛した食べる宝石！断崖絶壁で作られる究極の美肌スープ
Description
Nests built entirely from the 'saliva' of specific swiftlets during breeding season, harvested and dried. Called 'Yan Wo' in Chinese. Believed since ancient times to 'preserve eternal youth', reportedly favored by Empress Dowager Cixi and Yang Guifei. Rehydrating and braising with rock sugar yields a premium melting texture.
Classification: Premium Ingredient, Ingredient, Dry Goods, Bird's Nest, Yan Wo, Dessert, Beauty, For Soup
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How to use
Ingredients
- Swiftlet nest(Dried saliva secretion)
Instructions
- [Typical Uses]
- [Bing Tang Yan Wo (Bird's Nest with Rock Sugar)]: Rehydrate for hours, remove impurities like feathers with tweezers, place in a bowl with rock sugar, and gently steam-braise for
- hour (ultimate beauty dessert).
- Float in premium whole chicken soup.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Absolutely tasteless and odorless. An artistic 'slippery、melting、crisp' texture absorbing syrup
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Substitute texture and look with 'Xue Yan (Snow Swallow tree sap)' or 'White Wood Ear'
Pairing
Rock Sugar / Milk / Coconut Milk / Papaya
Trivia
The majority of bird's nest compounds are water-soluble proteins (like sialic acid); boiling vigorously over direct heat melts it completely into water. Thus, the ironclad cooking rule is applying heat gently via 'water bath (steamer)'.
Eating tips & etiquette
'Xue Yan' (Blood Nest), mixed with blood-like red colors from absorbed minerals, is a phantom masterpiece traded at even higher prices.
Allergen
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