Swiftlet, species that worth and could bring you million of dollars. They lives in group, found mostly in Southern Asia, South Pacific islands and northeastern Australia, which all within the tropical and subtropical regions. The beauty of it is their Saliva made Birdnest, that is so special that could earn you million dollars !
A bowl of Birdnest Soup, the main ingredient in bird’s nest of the popular Chinese dish is the saliva of the male sea swiftlet.
It is widely believed that the bird’s nest helps in beauty care and improve skin complexion. The delicacy is said to enhance the body’s immune system through cell division caused by the water-soluble glyco-protein and helps to heal illness among others, connected with the respiratory system such as chronic cough, asthma or throat infection.
Also, it can reduce fatigue, strengthen body’s self-regulating actions, resistance to disease, and provide superior food supplement for pregnant women and after childbirth.
Chemical analysis of edible bird’s nest reveals that the main constituents are about 60 (%) per cent water-soluble proteins, water and traces of fat, carbohydrates, calcium, potassium and sodium.
Edible bird’s nest first appeared in historical records of the Tang dynasty in China, it is during the reign of Empress Wu (626-706) showing that edible bird’s nest was already a highly-prized royal delicacy more than a thousand years ago.
