Why Edible Birds Nest Turns to Be the Best Gift for CNY

Why Edible Birds Nest Turns to Be the Best Gift for CNY

Chinese New Year might be the most awaited events for Chinese people all around the world. It is traditionally the time for family reunion, family gathering, and visiting the elder married family members to get the red envelope. It is also the perfect time to show our love, and return the favor of the parents, either by giving them the red envelope or by gifting something valuable, such as Edible Birds Nest. It is the perfect gifts not only for elderly, but also for other members of the family, such as siblings (either men or women), young or pregnant mothers, and children

Among all other choices of gift, this is why Edible Birds Nest turns to be the best gift for Chinese New Year.

1. Countless benefits

Edible Birds Nest does not make the appearance better like beautiful outfits, but it improves the most important aspect of the life: health. With the high-value nutrients, it has numerous benefits to the recipients. It symbolizes the long-life and healthy wishes to the recipients.

2. Perfect for everyone

Not only for elderly, Edible Birds Nest is suitable for everyone in every age: young or old, men or women, pregnant mother, children, baby, etc. It is literally for everyone! It gives each person different benefits they need, such as benefits for women, for the elderly, for smokers, etc.

3. Long-lasting

With the right treatment and handling, Edible Birds Nest can be long lasting. It is best kept in dry and airtight food container, stored at room or cool temperature. Good quality dried Edible Birds Nest can last for over ten years if stored properly.

4. Easy to prepare

The Edible Birds Nest is also easy to prepare, so it’s perfect for active people too. How to prepare: 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.

5. Served as various dishes

Mention it all, either soup, dessert, main course, Edible Birds Nest can serve it all. It is also can be served hot or cold, depending on the dishes and preference. See various Edible Birds Nest recipes on our blog.

CNY Recipes Made from Edible Birds Nest

Chinese New Year is not only about red envelope. It is more likely about spending time and gathering with family, which reunion dinner is one of the most important events in CNY tradition. After reading about Why Edible Birds Nest Turns to Be the Best Gift for CNY, it would be also a great idea to serve Edible Birds Nest as CNY dishes for reunion dinner. Here are some CNY recipes made from Edible Birds Nest.

Stewed Edible Birds Nest with Abalone and Chicken

Ingredients:
- 113 g superior Edible Birds Nest, soaked until soft and stewed
- 113 g abalone
- 1 spring chicken
- 113 g lean pork
- 6 cups stock
- 13 g ham, sliced
- 2 slices of ginger
- Salt
Instructions:
1. Cook abalone for 10 minutes in boiling water. Turn off the stove and cover it for 30 minutes.
2. Take out the abalone, wash and rub with warm water.
3. Cook ginger and spring onion in boiling water for a while. Add shaoxing wine and abalone, cook for 5 minutes. Take out the abalone
4. Put abalone with hot stock in a stewing pot, and stew over the low heat for 1 hour.
5. Wash the chicken and lean pork together. Parboil and rinse.
6. Transfer to the stewing pot where abalone and stocks inside. Add ham and ginger, then stew for 3 hours till abalone is soft.
7. Add Edible Birds Nest and stew for 10 minutes.
8. Taste it before adding salt, if needed.

Edible Birds Nest in Winter Melon

Ingredients:
- 150 g superior Edible Birds Nest, soaked until soft and stewed
- 3 kg winter melon
- 75 g dried lotus seeds
- 113 g chicken
- 113 g crab meat
- 38 g ham
- 4 cups of stock
- Salt
Marinate:
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp caltrop starch
- 1 tbsp water
Instructions:
1. Wash the surface of winter melon.
2. Scoop out the seeds, pith with metal spoon, and parboil in boiling water. Take out, rinse, and drain them.
3. Wash dried lotus seeds, soak it until soft.
4. Slice half of the ham, shred the rest.
5. Dice chicken, marinate it and parboil.
6. Put winter melon in a deep bowl. Add dried lotus seeds, ham slices, add stock to the winter melon, and stew for 1 hour.
7. Add chicken, Edible Birds Nest, and crab meat. Stew for another 20 minutes.
8. Season with salt, and sprinkle with ham shreds.
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