Cooking of Bird Spit Soup

Preparation of Bird Spit Soup

The procedures include: soaking and cooking.

Soaking

Dry Bird Spit Soup need to be soaked for about 1 hour. If need, the harder parts can be separated by hand during this process.

Cooking of Bird Spit Soup  

Cooking

Bird Spit Soup need to be double boiled and cannot be heated directly. Place the Bird Spit Soup in a porcelain stewing pot. The porcelain stewing pot can then be placed in a large cooking pot of water. Heat the pot till the water in the cooking pot boils (the water in the porcelain stewing pot should not have boiled yet), and then switch to low heat and continue to heat for about 1 hour.
The water in the porcelain stewing pot should completely cover the Bird Spit Soup and the water level should be about 0.5cm above the Bird Spit Soup  . As the Bird Spit Soup will expand when heated, a larger porcelain stewing pot would be advisable to avoid wastage through over flowing during cooking.
The water in the cooking pot should be much lower than the height of the porcelain stewing pot, so as to prevent the boiling water in the pot to enter the porcelain stewing pot. However, if too less water is in the cooking pot, then it will take a longer time to cook the Bird Spit Soup  .
After the Bird Spit Soup has been cooked and have cooled down, it can be put into the fridge to be consumed cold at a later time.

Common Ingredients that are added to Bird Spit Soup

Rock sugar, red dates (jujube), wolfberries, lotus seeds, Lilium bulbs, longan, snow fungus, Chinese yam (nagaimo), dried scallop, fresh milk, Chinese pear, papaya, etc can be added as desired. If the cooked Bird Spit Soup is to be consumed shortly, then the ingredients can be added and cooked with the Bird Spit Soup  . However, the ingredients will shorten the storage time of the cooked Bird Spit Soup  . Alternatively, the ingredients can be cooked separately and added to the Bird Spit Soup whenever they are to be consumed.

Shelf life of dry Bird Spit Soup  

Our Bird Spit Soup are imported directly from our Indonesian swiftlet house once they are harvested, cleaned and dried. As such, they are fresh and can be kept for 1-2 years. The Bird Spit Soup should be kept in an air-tight container and stored in a cool area, away from direct sunlight.

Facts about Bird Spit Soup  

Determining the authenticity and choosing the correct Bird Spit Soup

Buying Bird Spit Soup  should never be based on the cost alone. You might be pleased with what you have bought at low price but oblivious to the quality of the product and its harmful effects after consuming them long term.

The DOs

1. Check the shape and its colour. No two Bird Spit Soup  are the same in shape and sizes. The colour of Bird Spit Soup  should be in ivory.
2. Check that the Bird Spit Soup  are natural and not chemically treated. If the Bird Spit Soup  look too perfect, the chances of it being chemically treated are high. Even if the reports shows that the chemical levels are way below the permissible levels set by authorities, it will still indicate certain chemicals are used. Example of one chemical is sulphur dioxide which is a bleaching agent.
3. Buy Bird Spit Soup  that are not coloured. 99% of the blood nests are dyed red colour.
4. Bird Spit Soup  should be completely dry so that what you are paying for is the price for 100% weight of the Bird Spit Soup . Not moisture content, jelly or glue.

Determining premium Bird Spit Soup

Genuine Bird Spit Soup  are classified according to its shape and size, purity, the strands and the times that it can expand when soaked in water. These methods are also the ways to prove its authenticity. A lot of other brands come out with many names for classifying Bird Spit Soup  but ultimately, it still falls back to the above criteria.
Company Bird Spit Soup  are 100% pure Bird Spit Soup . The strands expands 6 to 8 times after soaking in water as compared to other brands which ranges from only 2 to 6 times.

Heath benefits of Bird Spit Soup

The use of Bird Spit Soup  in our diet is widely adopted in Asian culture. Consuming Bird Spit Soup  regularly improves the health by strengthening the immune system. It is known to be effective for improving the respiratory system, digestive functions and enhancing recovery. As Bird Spit Soup  are a good source of proteins, it helps skin regeneration and prevents aging too.
For pregnant women, it is advised that consumption starts only when your pregnancy is stable. Consult your gynae in any case before consumption.
Infants below one year old should not consume Bird Spit Soup . For children above one year of age, limit the consumption of Bird Spit Soup . Always seek your paediatrician advice in any case.