bird's nest soup
noun
: a soup made with the nest of a swiftlet (especially Collocalia fuciphaga) that builds it using a glutinous secretion from its salivary glands
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As China's economy opened up to the world, the country's new wealth was conveyed on dining tables through luxury items such as shark's fin and bird's nest soup.
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Ben Westcott, CNN, 28 Aug. 2020
Ben Westcott, CNN, 28 Aug. 2020
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“Bird's nest soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bird%27s%20nest%20soup. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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