Bird's nest soup has been around for centuries, but its status as a luxury hasn't faded. This is why the prized ingredient ...

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bird's nest soup in a white bowl - CatherineScarlett/Shutterstock Since the 1500s, Chinese aristocrats demanded bird's nest soup for its purported medicinal benefits ...

A researcher says he has photographed two types of Asian swiftlets for the first time in Australia after they blew in on the winds of Tropical Cyclone Damien. The edible-nest swiftlet and the ...

Bird's nest became a popular Chinese cuisine component after renowned Ming Admiral Zheng. He was said to have been made aware of its health promoting benefits while visiting the Malay Archipelago ...

Ultrasonic humidifier? Check. Swiftlet Bazooka Tweeter? Check. Feces powder? Er, check. All you need now is a multistory house with no doors or windows but plenty of holes, and you’re almost ready to ...

Filmmaker Emily Gan follows her father to his hometown in Malaysia, where nests made of spit are sold for food, bird cries fill the air, and cement towers set the scene for visits into matters of the ...

Dinh Van Thuan, 40, shocked his family by announcing that he would quit his IT job at the peak of his career to become a farmer. As has been his habit for the past few years the Nam Dinh native begins ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Bird nest soup. It's a gelatinous mixture, made from, you guessed it, bird nests. You can find it on the menu at certain Chinese restaurants like at ...