What is health benefits of Edible Bird’s Nest Soup for pregnancy women

Traditionally, Edible Bird’s Nest soup is believed to have cooling properties, improves general pregnancy’s well-being and is potentially good for the unborn baby’s complexion. Some Chinese expectant mothers would consume Edible Bird’s Nest soup or drinks regularly during their pregnancy or maybe starting in their second tri-semester onwards. I personally was always resistant in purchasing or consuming Edible Bird’s Nest soup during my pregnancy because Edible Bird’s Nests are very expensive and such luxury products to consume.

1. How often to eat Edible Bird’s Nest soup ?

Scientifically, proteins which make up 60-70% of Edible Bird’s Nest are eliminated within hours by enzymes in the body.
Furthermore, not all this proteins can be absorbed by the body. This means small and frequent dose of Edible Bird’s Nest is much more effective, since excess Edible Bird’s Nest generally gets eliminated and removed from the body.
What is health benefits of Edible Bird’s Nest Soup for pregnancy women2
Furthermore, not all this proteins can be absorbed by the body. This means small and frequent dose of Edible Bird’s Nest is much more effective, since excess Edible Bird’s Nest generally gets eliminated and removed from the body.
Continuous dose is desirable to give you the sustained effect.
So how often to eat Edible Bird’s Nest ? We recommend 5 g of dried Edible Bird’s Nest (60-80 ml of Edible Bird’s Nest soup) a day. A small amount of Edible Bird’s Nest goes a long way towards preserving your health and beauty.

What is health benefits of Edible Bird’s Nest Soup for pregnancy women

2. How to cook the Edible Bird’s Nest in slow cooker (or double boiler)

1) Soak the Edible Bird’s Nest until soft in tap water. This may take up to an hour.
I usually consume one whole piece, which is actually quite alot. Is even sufficient for 2 people.
What is health benefits of Edible Bird’s Nest Soup for pregnancy women
We recommend 5 g of dried Edible Bird’s Nest (60-80 ml of Edible Bird’s Nest soup) a day. A small amount of Edible Bird’s Nest goes a long way towards preserving your health and beauty.
2) Add the softened Edible Bird’s Nest, together with about 250mL of water. Using slow cooker or the double-boil method, no lost of water volume.
3) Switch on and turn to high. For my cooker, it takes about 45 mins if I started out with room temperature water. But it is much faster if I use hot water.
4) Add 2 tablespoon of rock sugar and further cook for another 5-10 minutes. Buying Edible Bird’s Nest from Hello Nest, they will give free rock sugar or special dried lotus.
5) Serve warm or chilled. Wala!

3. How to cook Edible Bird’s Nest with rock sugar in a double boiler (simple Edible Bird’s Nest soup recipe)

– Prepare a double-boiler and fill the external pot with water that covers almost half the internal pot.
– Place the drained Edible Bird’s Nest in the internal boiler and add 1 – 2 bowls of water depending of the pieces cooked.
– Cover both the internal and external pots and start boiling the pot.
– Once it’s boiling, turn to low flame to continue to boil for another 2 – 3 hours.
– When the Edible Bird’s Nest is cooked to desired texture, stir in rock sugar to taste and cover for about 5 minutes to allow the sugar to dissolve fully
– Do remember to check the water in the external pot is not dried up and sufficient throughout the boil. Once cooked you can have your Edible Bird’s Nest served hot or cold in a bowl depends on your preference.
You can also cook Edible Bird’s Nest soup with rock sugar using a slow cooker like above method.

4. How do you store uncooked Edible Bird’s Nest?

You need to ensure that the Edible Bird’s Nest is dry. When you detect some moisture in your Edible Bird’s Nest, you can dry it in front of a fan in an air conditioned room for a couple of hours. DON’T dry the nests under direct sun as it might damage the protein. Dried Edible Bird’s Nest can be kept for 6 months to 1 year, preferably in an air tight container in a cool and dry room or in the refrigerator. So, it is very easy to keep the Edible Bird’s Nest and you can get your bulk purchase now to enjoy our cheaper bulk price!

5. How to cook Edible Bird’s Nest for pregnancy:

How to cook Edible Bird’s Nest for pregnancy: here are easy steps for you
Ingredients:
1pc Dry Edible Bird’s Nest
1 cup Hot water
1 cup Drinking water or boiled then cooled water, for soaking
5-6 pcs Rock/Lump sugar
Methods:
Step 1. Soak the dry Edible Bird’s Nest in a bowl of water for about 30 minutes. Use drinking water or water that has been boiled and cooled down to soak the Edible Bird’s Nest. After 30 minutes, carefully strain the Edible Bird’s Nest and throw the water away.
Step 2. Put the soaked Edible Bird’s Nest and pour 1 cup of hot water into a slow cooker. If you prefer thinner soup, you may add more hot water into the slow cooker. Cook the soaked Edible Bird’s Nest and water in the slow cooker for about 2 hours.
Step 3. Once the Edible Bird’s Nest is soft and cooked, add the rock sugar into the Edible Bird’s Nest soup in the slow cooker and stir gently. You may add more rock sugar into the soup if you wish for sweeter Edible Bird’s Nest soup. Turn the slow cooker off.
Step 4. Consume the Edible Bird’s Nest soup when it is cooled.
I found this article that may be useful in preparing Edible Bird’s Nest soup and alternatives in cooking home-made Edible Bird’s Nest soup to make it more delectable by adding pandan leaves, dried red dates, dried longan, etc..
I think the home-made Edible Bird’s Nest soup tastes more natural and possesses a pretty strong ‘egg-like’ smell than instant or bottled Edible Bird’s Nest drink bought from supermarkets or TCMshops. Nevertheless, the plain home-made Edible Bird’s Nest soup is still bearable to drink.
I found this article that may be useful in preparing Edible Bird’s Nest soup and alternatives in cooking home-made Edible Bird’s Nest soup to make it more delectable by adding pandan leaves, dried red dates, dried longan, etc..

6. Why do Edible Bird’s Nests come in different colors?

As the Edible Bird’s Nest spend more time in the house, natural fermentation of the nest gradually takes place and the nest absorbs minerals such as iron from the walls and water, slowly changing its color from white to yellow (Jin Si Yan) and then orange and finally red (Blood nest).
When Edible Bird’s Nest is first formed by the swiftlets, they are white in colour; thus it is fair to say that white Edible Bird’s Nest (Bai Yan) is the purest form of Edible Bird’s Nest. As the Edible Bird’s Nest spend more time in the house, natural fermentation of the nest gradually takes place and the nest absorbs minerals such as iron from the walls and water, slowly changing its color from white to yellow (Jin Si Yan) and then orange and finally red (Blood nest). Thus it is a common misconception that blood nest is formed when the swiftlet vomits blood. Another misconception is that the swiftlet’s different diets give rise to different colour of nests.