Typically swiftlets would nest in caves throughout Southeast Asia, where harvesting the nests off ... While the swiftlet housing boom has made bird's nest soup more popular, the future of the ...

In the Philippines, collecting the main ingredient for bird's nest soup, swiftlet nests, is one of the most dangerous jobs in Asia. More from Risky Business A triangle pointing right which ...

It’s made of spit, costs more than gold, and is driving a global wellness boom. Edible bird’s nest, crafted from the saliva ...

Harvesting these nests is described as controversial by ... Chinese medicine and as a therapeutic ingredient in soup. Edible bird’s nests have been linked to a variety of benefits in animal ...

the nests are dangerous to harvest, laborious to prepare and have, according to traditional Chinese medicine, a long list of health benefits. Traditionally consumed in soup, edible birds' nests ...

"People would have heard of bird's nest soup, and there's actually an industry where people harvest the nests that the birds make." In some parts of Asia, the birds are effectively farmed by ...

He oversees the harvest from a hut in a small side cave ... but in their story. When you eat bird’s nest soup, not only are you consuming the labour of a bird, but also that of the expert ...

The shark is thrown back into the sea after fishermen have cut off its fin. With bird's nest soup, harvesting in caves in the southern part of Thailand has involved armed security guards.