who invented birds nest soup?

Question

thats gotta be the hungriest person in the word.

Answer 1

Bird's nest soup (Traditional Chinese: 燕窩; pinyin: Yàn wō) is a delicacy[1] in Chinese cuisine. A few species of swift, namely cave swifts, are renowned for building the nests used to produce the soup's unique texture. Such edible bird’s nests are among the most expensive animal products consumed by humans. The nests have been traditionally consumed in China for over four-hundred years, most often as Birds Nest Soup.[2] When dissolved in water, the birds' nests have a gelatinous texture. Bird's nest soup can either be served as a savory soup or sweet, as Tong Sui.

The most heavily harvested nests are from the White-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) and the Black-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus maximus) (Gausset, 2004). The white nests and the “red blood” nests are supposedly rich in nutrients which are traditionally believed to provide health benefits, such as aiding digestion, raising libido, improving the voice, alleviating asthma, increasing concentration, and an overall benefit to the immune system.[3] However, biochemist Kong Yun-Cheng at the Chinese University of Hong Kong conducted a chemical analysis of the soup which revealed that while there is a water-soluble glyco-protein in the nest which promotes cell division within the immune system it is destroyed during the cleaning process; therefore, the soup is actually of low nutritive value.[4] Its value today is primarily that of a status symbol.

Answer 2

The Chinese. The nests are made by birds using their saliva to keep it together. Ugh! You are right - they are the hungriest people in the world!

Answer 3

The birds nest soup guy

Answer 4

The Chinese. The nests are made from saliva of birds that live in caves. They are collected and soup is made from the cleaned nests.

Answer 5

George Seagal

Answer 6

Captain Birdseye or Robinson Crusoe.

Answer 7

made from cave swallow spit/mucous. Sounds tasty, huh? I've had it many times before - not much taste to it at all- more of a texture thing. I think it probably started with the ancient Chinese royal court- they were always looking for exotic things to eat.

Answer 8

bird nest bob. he also craps in a bird nest bog

Answer 9

It keeps leaking through the twigs.

Answer 10

It was the chinese.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird's_nest_soup