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Post by Rogue Trader on Oct 7, 2010 6:47:04 GMT -5
Apologies in advance for the poor quality of this photo. It was taken at dusk when the production staff are at their most energetic state. I'm told (by the hostel manager) that there are over 2,500 production staff in this building. There are no offices, no toilets, and no canteen facilities. The workers enter the building through the black slots you see in the wall. Only the collection staff enter the building through a door way. There are three collection staff. This is a Birds Nest Factory !!! The edible bird's nests are among the most expensive animal products consumed by humans. Hong Kong and the United States are the largest importers of these nests. In Hong Kong a bowl of Bird Nest Soup would cost $30 USD to $100 USD. A kilogram of white nest can cost up to $2,000 USD, and a kilogram of "red blood" nest can cost up to $10,000 USD. So now you know where your food comes from when you eat birds nest soup. Amazingly there are very few signs of birds droppings around the building, and the constant high pitched shrill calls of the birds is something to be heard.
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Oct 7, 2010 7:42:25 GMT -5
Amazing! It's the first time I hear about this. What are these edible birds' nests made from, in order to be edible?
Adrian
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Post by rockrookie on Oct 7, 2010 7:47:18 GMT -5
i've heard of bird nest soup ,,,, yet, never thought .. anymore thah its just a name . WOW !! --paul
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Post by Rogue Trader on Oct 7, 2010 7:54:35 GMT -5
Amazing! It's the first time I hear about this. What are these edible birds' nests made from, in order to be edible? Adrian Hahaha, I'm pleased to tell you that the nests are made from the birds spit. Yes, SPIT not sh.. ;D
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Post by jakesrocks on Oct 7, 2010 8:23:30 GMT -5
That's a lot of good spit. I've had birds nest soup, and I can tell you it's very good. Don
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Post by adrian65 on Oct 7, 2010 8:55:31 GMT -5
Oh, spit? Just plain spit, no skeleton needed? Weird, but anyway less weird that the honey is, in fact, bees' puke (as far as I know).
Adrian
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Post by adrian65 on Nov 4, 2010 2:10:49 GMT -5
How are you, John? Everything OK?
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Post by rockmanken on Nov 4, 2010 6:25:16 GMT -5
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. Ken
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