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Bird's Nest Soup
Just flew into hot, rainy, muggy Kota Kinabalu after spending the last two days at Niah National Park which lies between Bintulu and Miri in Sarawak. The park is home to a large population of swiftlets and bats which live in an extensive cave network. The swiftlets' nests are harvested to make Bird's Nest Soup, a Chinese delicacy.
After seeing the risks involved in harvesting the nests -- bamboo scaffolding five stories high -- I understand why the stuff is so damn expensive... The harvesters make RM1000/kg, about US$275/kg.
At retail, the nests go for US$1000/kg for the top quality stuff.
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