Talk:Bird's nest soup

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[edit] Impact on Swiftlets

Perhaps the article would benefit by mentioning whether or not harvesting swiftlet nests is a problem for the species. The article mentions that the nests are built during the breeding season. Are they harvested only after the breeding is done? 76.23.152.119 (talk) 18:49, 18 February 2008 (UTC) R.E.D.

[edit] Blood red

The blood red nests are mentioned several times in the article, but not exactly defined. I know what they are from a fictional book, but it would be good if someone could give an explanation and a source for them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.114.211.52 (talk) 21:17, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

(I'll find a source later) What happens is that after building the nests several times, the gland that produced the material in the bird become exhausted, and sometimes the bird may bleed due to exhuasion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.126.75.181 (talk) 17:40, 18 September 2007 (UTC)


I added the POV-check template to this article. The article states:

Some believe that taking all the nests benefits the swiftlets because the female will not lay her eggs in an old nest. Old nests are along cave walls where new nests could be built. Whether or not this idea of ‘cave cleaning’ benefits the swiftlet population, the method should still be limited.

Isn't this opinion (SHOULD be limited, regardless of its benefits or lack thereof) rather than fact? PubliusFL 14:02, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

I wondered this when I did my minor edit on this page, but decided I coudn't come to any conclusion without access to the paper cited (reference 2). I think it should probably at least be reworded along the lines of "according to (source)..."AlmostReadytoFly 19:52, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Article edited, neutral-flag removed. In future try not to use neutral flag for such a minor NPOV matter, just edit the article. FieryPhoenix 7:06, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Chinese name

Is the Chinese name simply "swallow's nest" or can it have "soup" (tang) in the name? Badagnani 05:18, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Depends on what you are talking about. If you are referring to the nest itself, then it would be "swallow's nest', if you are talking about the soup made from it, then add the word soup. (duh) User:cecikierk

[edit] Taste

FOr those of us who will never eat it, please tell us how it tastes.

[edit] Ramen Noodles

I know that, when I was growing up, this term was used to refer to Ramen noodles. I understand this usage to be mistaken. What I want to know is, is this mistake common. If so, it might bear mentioning in the article.

-- trlkly 02:24, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

I've tried this in Hong Kong, and I can tell you that it tastes like avian exrement. 70.95.233.49 12:45, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] harvesting

I commented out the sentence "The nests also contain argan oil[verification needed] made from argan nut.[1]". The Argan nut is from Morocco. The cave swiftlet is not. This was almost certainly an edit by someone who either mis-read or misunderstood the Massimo Marcone reference. The only connection to the argan nut and bird's nest soup is that the food scientist Massimo Marcone talks about investigating both items (separately, obviously, since they're not in the same place) in his latest book "In Bad Taste?".24.192.186.101 22:56, 18 August 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Health Benefits

It would be of interest to the readers to discuss the health benefits (and the supporting journal publications, for example) if any for such a delicacy. --Wikhull (talk) 02:21, 2 February 2008 (UTC)