edible bird's nest

== English == === Noun === edible bird's nest (plural edible bird's nests or edible birds' nests) A nest of certain species of swiftlet, especially edible-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus fuciphagus or the black-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus maximus, made by the male swiftlet from its gelatinous saliva, and highly prized in Chinese cuisine for delicacies such as bird's nest soup. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====