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  2. Edible-nest swiftlet - Wikipedia

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    The edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus), also known as the white-nest swiftlet, is a small bird of the swift family which is found in Southeast Asia.Its opaque and whitish bird nest is made exclusively of solidified saliva and is the main ingredient of bird's nest soup, a delicacy of Chinese cuisine.

  3. Edible bird's nest - Wikipedia

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    Edible bird's nests, also known as swallow nests (Chinese: 燕窝; pinyin: yànwō), are bird nests created from solidified saliva by edible-nest swiftlets, Indian swiftlets and other swiftlets of the genera Aerodramus, Hydrochous, Schoutedenapus and Collocalia, which are harvested for human consumption. Edible swiftlet nests, packaged for sale

  4. Swift (bird) - Wikipedia

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    The hardened saliva nests of the edible-nest swiftlet and the black-nest swiftlet have been used in Chinese cooking for over 400 years, most often as bird's nest soup. [21] Over-harvesting of this expensive delicacy has led to a decline in the numbers of these swiftlets, [ 22 ] [ 23 ] especially as the nests are also thought to have health ...

  5. Swiftlet - Wikipedia

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    Authentic bird's-nest soup is made from nests of some species of swiftlet, mainly the edible-nest (or white-nest) swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) and the black-nest swiftlet. Instead of twigs, feathers and straw, these swiftlets make their nest only from strands of their gummy saliva, which hardens when exposed to air.

  6. File:Apodidae - Aerodramus fuciphagus (Edible-nest swiftlet ...

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  7. List of swifts - Wikipedia

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    Ameline swiftlet (Aerodramus amelis) Palau swiftlet (Aerodramus pelewensis) Mariana swiftlet (Aerodramus bartschi) Caroline swiftlet (Aerodramus inquietus) Tahiti swiftlet (Aerodramus leucophaeus) Atiu swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli) Marquesan swiftlet (Aerodramus ocistus) Black-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus maximus) Edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus ...

  8. How the immigrant inventor of Edible Arrangements turned a ...

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    At age 30, with his brothers, he opened the first Edible Arrangements storefront in his local New Haven. Farid has been bootstrapping his business since the beginning. He described an attempt to ...

  9. Aerodramus - Wikipedia

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    Authentic bird's nest soup is made from the nests of the edible-nest swiftlet (or white-nest swiftlet), Aerodramus fuciphagus, and the black-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus maximus. Instead of incorporating twigs, feathers and straw like others in the genus, these two swiftlets make their nest only from strands of their gummy saliva, which harden ...