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Waiter, there is a bird nest in my soup!

November, 29 2011


Bird’s nest soup is a Chinese delicacy that has been consumed for thousands of years dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907).   Bird nests, believed to have medicinal properties, were collected from cliff-side caverns to use as an ingredient for soup, tonics, and other elixirs.  Because the collection of nests was a difficult…

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