Edible Birds Nest With Ginseng

Edible Birds Nest With Ginseng

Ginseng is a slow-growing plant with a forked-shaped root, which is similar to the legs of a person. Ginseng itself has various classifications such as Asian ginseng (red ginseng, fresh ginseng, white ginseng, and wild ginseng) and American ginseng.

What is used the most for medical purpose is the root of the ginseng, though the leaf is also sometimes used. Limited research shows that ginseng has various benefits including roles as a stimulant, type II diabetes treatment, and cure for sexual dysfunction in men. Ginseng is also used in herbal teas, energy drinks, or cosmetic materials.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, ginseng is claimed to calm the body, restore the health, and boost the energy. However, some overdose use of ginseng might lead to some symptoms. Therefore, it is important to consume it in the correct amount.
Ginseng, if combined with the Edible Birds Nest, might provide unlimited health benefits as each of them has numerous benefits themselves. One of the perfect combinations for Edible Birds Nest and ginseng is through a high-protein dessert, like this Edible Birds Nest Soup with Ginseng & Rock Sugar recipe:

Ingredients:

- 3 pieces of dry Edible Birds Nest
- 10 grams of sliced ginseng
- 100 grams of rock sugar
- 300 ml water

How to cook:

1. Soak Edible Birds Nest in clear water for at least 4 hours, and change the water to soak it again for another 2 hours. Observe that the Edible Birds Nest becomes soft and expand from its original shape.
2. Dispose water used to soak the Edible Birds Nest with filter.
3. Rinse the ginseng.
4. Place the Edible Birds Nest and ginseng with 200 ml of hot water and simmer for 1.5 hours.
5. Add rock sugar and stir for 10-15 minutes until the Edible Birds Nest is soft. Simmer for another 30 minutes.
6. Let it cool down for 15 minutes, then serve.

How to Prepare The Edible Birds Nest

To bring out the best out of the Edible Birds Nest, we should carefully treat and prepare the Edible Birds Nest during preparation prior to cooking. This process is important to make sure we do not accidentally dispose all the benefits contained in the Edible Birds Nest.
The process of preparing the general Edible Birds Nest is the same whether you want to cook it for soup, dessert, cake or any dishes: soak and rinse the dried Edible Birds Nest with clean water for several hours; clean it using tweezers; change the water and soak it for another hour until the Edible Birds Nest is soft and expanding from its original shape.
After going through these steps, generally the Edible Birds Nest is cleaned from any unwanted grime and ready to cook with any other ingredients, to serve the best delicacy for your loved ones. However, our Edible Birds Nest products are all clean and dry at its finest grade.

Edible Birds Nest Soup for Healing Power

Soup in Chinese tradition is used to heal, improve stamina, and usually served not only for sick person but also for the whole family. In Chinese cuisine, soup is widely cooked with various ingredients, which one of those is Edible Birds Nest.
Edible Birds Nest soup has been consumed for possibly in 1200 years in China. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, Edible Birds Nest has a high nutritional and medicinal value as anti-cancer, anti-aging, and a long list of health benefits, including for healing power. Although it is among the most expensive animal products consumed by humans, Edible Birds Nest still has high demand due these benefits mentioned.
Although some sources mentioned that there is no scientific explanation yet regarding the benefits claimed, but a recent medical research by Hong Kong Chinese University reported that the cell division enzyme and hormone of Edible Birds Nest can promote reproduction and regeneration of human cells. In addition, it helps to promote the immune system and enhance body metabolism.
Hence, 1-2 hours prior to sleep is the best time to consume Edible Birds Nest, because it is the time when cell division takes place several times faster than the other time of the day. According to the registered nutrition therapists recommendations, regular consumption of Edible Birds Nest may gives better results in two serving methods:
(1) 1 to 2 bowls per week
(2) 1 to 2 tablespoons per day
However, unlike the other Traditional Chinese Medicine – as said before – Edible Birds Nest is uniquely be consumed and enjoyed as food. In Hong Kong, a bowl of Edible Birds Nest would cost USD $ 30 to USD $ 100. Boiled with rock sugar, then it becomes the delicacy called Edible Birds Nest.