Prized bird's nests of the sea swallows that are highly prized in Cantonese or Chinese food.


A bird's nest cupped in a man's hand in Coron Island in the Philippines, where the nests are harvested by the Tagbanua; the sea swallows make the nest from saliva and it's a highly valued ingredient in Cantonese bird's nest soup.


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Photo credit: © Victor Paul Borg / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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