bird's-nest soup

Definitions

Noun. [B2]

Examples

“The dinner commenced with a large bowl of bird’s-nest soup, from which each person helped himself; it was very insipid until flavoured with soy—the necessary condiments of salt and pepper appearing to be wholly neglected in Chinese cookery.”

“Three kinds of swiftlets nest here, but only those in the highest reaches build⟳ their nests of pure saliva. These are the delicacies made by the Chinese into bird’s-nest soup.”

“Bird’s-nest soup is what it sounds like⟳, and is held as a great delicacy and status symbol in China. It’s believed the soup promotes health and retards aging.”

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