"First of the Eight Treasures" Bird's Nest: What Is the Market Price Per Gram? When Is the Best Time to Eat It? How Much Is Suitable Per Day? How to Eat It? Plus the Correct Soaking Method

Bird's nest, also known as yancai or bird's nest vegetable, is a kind of premium nutritional product. Because of its high edible value and its effects such as beautifying the skin, boosting immunity, and preventing miscarriage and nourishing the fetus, it is deeply loved by women. At present, the market price is rather high, and ordinary people rarely eat it, so how much is the market price of bird's nest per gram? When is the best time to eat it? How much is suitable per day? How to eat it?

1. How much is the market price of bird's nest per gram?

Bird's nest is usually about 10 to 40 yuan per gram. The price of bird's nest depends on its quality. Looking across the national bird's nest market, prices range from more than 10 yuan per gram to more than 100 yuan per gram, with uneven prices. This is mainly determined by different purchasing channels and quality grades. The same natural bird's nest is not very expensive either. Generally speaking, about 20 yuan can buy one gram. Of course, some top-grade bird's nest will naturally be more expensive, and some of the better ones will even cost more than 100 yuan.

2. When is the best time to eat bird's nest?

Bird's nest is a famous nourishing health product, but eating bird's nest also requires paying attention to the best timing. Generally, it is best to take it on an empty stomach in the morning or before going to sleep at night, because when taken on an empty stomach, the absorption of the nutritional components of bird's nest will reach the greatest effect. It is unrealistic to expect to see results after eating bird's nest once or twice, so the key to eating bird's nest lies in persistence. Taking it 2 to 3 times a week, generally one must persist for three to four months before there are obvious effects. Of course, eating bird's nest for a long time has no side effects on the body. Those who can afford it may use bird's nest for a long time, thereby making the body healthier.

3. How much bird's nest is suitable to eat per day?

If one hopes to achieve a beauty effect by eating bird's nest, one must keep eating it for 3-5 months, and the number of times eaten each month should be no less than 10 times, with each amount no less than 3-5 grams of dried bird's nest, that is, 20 to 30 grams of ready-to-eat bird's nest. If conditions are good, it can be eaten every day, and the effect will be even better.

4. How is bird's nest soaked?

Bird's nest is generally soaked in clean water. The specific method is:

1. Take one piece of bird's nest, about 3-5 grams per person, and soak the bird's nest in cool boiled water or mineral water. It is not recommended to soak it in hot water, as this will destroy the nutrients. The amount of water should completely cover the bird's nest.

2. Soak for 2 hours until it expands and presents a semi-transparent state. Remember to tear the bird's nest corners open along the texture so that the corners can be fully soaked.

3. Continue soaking for 3 hours, then tear the soaked bird's nest into small thin strips, pick it out, and remove feathers and impurities.

4. After the bird's nest is soaked, rinse it several times with a mesh sieve and then drain off the water.

Generally, how long is the best time to soak bird's nest?

Different bird's nests have different soaking times. Generally speaking:

1. The soaking time for bird's nest using dry-picking/semi-dry-picking techniques is 3-4 hours. The soaking time for feathered bird's nest is 6-8 hours. Bird's nest using the wet method of hair removal can be fully soaked in 1-2 hours.

2. Old/tender bird's nest cups: tender bird's nest cups have thin strands and absorb water quickly, and the fast-soaking ones can be fully soaked in 1 hour. Old bird's nest cups have thick, strong strands, so the soaking time must be extended.

3. Different parts of the bird's nest: the sac strands of bird's nest are thin and can be fully soaked in 1-2 hours. The corners should be squeezed into pieces, torn open, and soaked, with a soaking time of more than 4 hours.

4. Season: In winter, because the water temperature is low, the soaking time should be extended a little compared with usual.

5. How to eat bird's nest?

Stewed bird's nest with rock sugar

Ingredients: 8 grams of dried bird's nest, 4 grams of rock sugar.

Method:

1. Soak the dried bird's nest in purified water for 1-3 hours, place it in a naturally ventilated place, and pay attention to observing the degree of expansion of the bird's nest.

2. After the bird's nest becomes soft and expands, use small tweezers to gently pick out the floating small feathers.

3. After picking out the feathers, filter and rinse it once or twice with purified water.

4. After cleaning, carefully tear the bird's nest into thin strips according to the texture, and try to crush the head of the bird's nest finely with your fingers.

5. Pour the prepared bird's nest into a stewing cup, add purified water to cover the bird's nest, with a water level slightly 1 cm higher being best.

6. Cover with a lid, place in a steamer, and stew over water with gentle heat for 2 hours. The standard for being well stewed is a small amount of foam on the surface, a slight boiling appearance, a viscous feeling, and an egg-white fragrance.

7. During stewing, dissolve the rock sugar into rock sugar water, and after removing from the pot, mix it into the bird's nest and stir well.