Maybe yours is fake bird's nest. There are many on the market, and you haven't heard of that brand. I'll teach you some ways to distinguish true and false bird's nest. I hope I can help you.

First, the place of origin should be determined: there are as many as 28 species of bird's nest. Every time you want to buy bird's nest, you must know that it is picked from the same place of origin (such as Sumatra, Indonesia). Only in this way can we treat them while cooking and taste the same bird's nest taste.

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Second, look at the hair of bird's nest: different kinds of bird's nest also have different "hair" ("hair" refers to the weight difference of bird's nest after soaking dry, and the greater the multiple, the better the hair, the more you eat). Generally, the official swallow has 6 to 8 times the "hair".

Third, it depends on whether the bird's nest is clean: the less fine hair, the better.

The fourth type is picking: the thinner the head and feet at both ends of bird's nest, the better it looks.

Fifth, it depends on whether the bird's nest is dry and intellectually fit: dry and low in water content is the top grade. A good bird's nest should be dry to the touch. Wet bird's nest contains more water, and it will be moldy if it is stored improperly.

Indonesian bird's nest accounts for 80% of the world's bird's nest production. Nest factory Indonesia's bird's nest is clean and full, delicate and smooth, and full of fragrance. Key points of non-laboratory identification of bird's nest;

1. Look: the bird's nest should be a filamentous structure, and the flaky structure is not a real bird's nest; Pure bird's nest is not completely transparent, but translucent, whether it is soaked or watched under the light.

2. Smell: Bird's nest has a unique fragrance, but it has no strong smell. Those with special smell, fishy smell or greasy smell are fakes;

3. Touch: Take a small piece of bird's nest and soak it in water. When it is soft, pull it with silk strips, which has poor elasticity. If it is pulled, it is a fake; Rubbing with your fingers, those that are inelastic and can be rubbed into a paste are also fakes.

4. Fire: Dry the bird's nest slices with fire. If it is a real bird's nest, it will never produce any violent splash sparks.