Topic summary
Bird's nest soup
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Edible bird's nest.
Culinary use
The best-known use of edible bird's nest is bird's nest soup, a delicacy in Chinese cuisine. When dissolved in water, the bird's nests have a flavored gelatinous texture utilized in soup or sweet soup (tong sui). It is mostly referred to as 燕窩 (yànwō) unless references are made to the savory or sweet soup in Chinese cuisine.