Journey from Raw to Edible
Discover the story of how bird's nest was first discovered
Journey from Raw to Edible
The Process of Bird's Nest
The processes in which the bird’s nest is cleaned require very delicate skill. Our technicians are well-trained to perform these skilful processes in order to produce the highest quality grade of bird’s nest.
Collection of Raw Materials
Raw bird’s nests are carefully selected and harvested from our various registered Swiftlet houses. These handpicked bird’s nests are then categorized accordingly and later transported for processing.
Processing &
Production Plant
At the processing plant, the raw bird’s nests begin its journey to become edible bird’s nests. Strict standards and rigorous procedures are observed in our processing and production plant to provide you with the best quality and safe edible bird’s nest.
Trimming
The bird’s nests first undergone a trimming process where the excess parts are trimmed.
Softening
Next, they are soaked in ozonised water to soften. This allows our professionally trained staffs to filter out some impurities and bigger feathers.
Threading & First Picking
Using a machine, the threads of the nest is carefully spread out as wide as possible so that each thread can be seen. This allows us to further eliminate impurities and feathers from the nest.
The Second Picking
After the first round of picking, most of the big impurities and feathers should already be eliminated. This second round involves a more extensive picking out of all the other small impurities. Our skilled staffs are well trained to spot and pick out these miniscule impurities.
Disinfecting & Reshaping
The bird’s nest will then undergo a disinfecting process using ultraviolet light before they were sent for reshaping.
Cold Air Drying
After reshaping, the bird’s nest will then be sent to the drying station. Here, they will be left to dry under cold air for a specific amount of time.
Quality Control
The now dried edible bird’s nests will have to pass through rigorous inspection by our trained staffs as required by industry standards. This is to ensure that only the best bird’s nests are sent out to you.
Sealing
After another round of disinfecting, the product is vacuum packed and is now ready to be consumed.
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