What is health benefits of Bird's Nest Soup for pregnancy women
Traditionally, 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
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 bird's nest soup during
my pregnancy because Bird's nests are very expensive and such luxury products to
consume.
I personally was always resistant in purchasing or consuming bird's nest soup during my pregnancy because Bird's nests are very expensive and such luxury products to consume.
1. How often to eat bird nest soup ?
Scientifically,
proteins which make up 60-70% of 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 bird's nest is much more effective, since excess bird's nest generally
gets eliminated and removed from the body.
Continuous dose is
desirable to give you the sustained effect.
Scientifically, proteins which make up 60-70% of bird's nest are eliminated within hours by enzymes in the body.
So how often to eat
bird nest ? We recommend 5 g of dried bird's nest (60-80 ml of bird's nest
soup) a day. A small amount of bird's nest goes a long way towards preserving
your health and beauty.
2. How to cook the Bird Nest in slow cooker (or double boiler)
1) Soak the bird
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.
2) Add the softened
bird 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.
So how often to eat bird nest ? We recommend 5 g of dried bird's nest (60-80 ml of bird's nest soup) a day. A small amount of bird's nest goes a long way towards preserving your health and beauty.
4) Add 2 tablespoon
of rock sugar and further cook for another 5-10 minutes. Buying bird nest from
Hello Nest, they will give free rock sugar or special dried lotus.
5) Serve warm or
chilled. Wala!
3. How to cook bird nest with rock sugar in a double boiler (simple 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
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 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 bird's nest served hot or cold in a
bowl depends on your preference.
You can also cook
bird’s nest soup with rock sugar using a slow cooker like above method.
4. How do you store uncooked bird's nest?
Dried 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
You need to ensure
that the bird's nest is dry. When you detect some moisture in your 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
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 bird's nest and you can get your bulk purchase now to enjoy our
cheaper bulk price!
5. How to cook bird nest for pregnancy:
How to cook birdnest for pregnancy: here are easy steps for you
Ingredients:
1pc Dry bird's nest
1 cup Hot water
1 cup Drinking
water or boiled then cooled water, for soaking
5-6 pcs Rock/Lump
sugar
How to cook bird nest for pregnancy
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 bird's nest. After 30 minutes, carefully
strain the bird's nest and throw the water away.
Step 2. Put the soaked 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 bird's nest and
water in the slow cooker for about 2 hours.
Step 3. Once the bird's nest is
soft and cooked, add the rock sugar into the 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 bird's nest soup. Turn the slow cooker off.
Step 4. Consume the bird's nest
soup when it is cooled.
I think the
home-made bird's nest soup tastes more natural and possesses a pretty strong
'egg-like' smell than instant or bottled bird's nest drink bought from
supermarkets or TCMshops. Nevertheless, the plain home-made bird's nest soup is
still bearable to drink.
I found this
article that may be useful in preparing bird's nest soup and alternatives in
cooking home-made bird's nest soup to make it more delectable by adding pandan
leaves, dried red dates, dried longan, etc..
6. Why do bird's nests come in different colors?
When bird's nest is first formed by the swiftlets, they are white in colour; thus it is fair to say that white bird's nest (Bai Yan) is the purest form of bird's nest
When bird's nest is
first formed by the swiftlets, they are white in colour; thus it is fair to say
that white bird's nest (Bai Yan) is the purest form of bird's nest. As the
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.
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