Seafood birdsnest

Traditional Chinese

海鮮雀巢

Simplified Chinese

海鲜雀巢

Hanyu Pinyin

hǎi xiān qiǎo cháo

Literal meaning

Seafood birds nest

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	hǎi xiān qiǎo cháo
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	hoi2 sin1 zoek3 caau4

Seafood birdsnest is a common Chinese cuisine dish found in Hong Kong, China and most overseas Chinatown restaurants. It is also found within Cantonese cuisine. It is usually classified as a mid to high-end dish depending on the seafood offered.

Basket

The edible nest holding the seafood is made entirely out of fried taro or noodles.^[1] ^[2] There are different intricate netting used in the nest making. The fried nest is usually tough and crunchy.

Fillings

Despite the name there is nothing bird-related in this dish, nor are there any dried ingredients. The most common ingredients are scallops, peapods, boneless fish fillet, celery sticks, straw mushrooms, calamari, shrimp.

References

↑ Edsel Little (2008-03-02). "Siam Café CNY Seafood Bird's Nest (Taro Basket)". flickr.com. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
↑ "Hei La Moon, Chinatown, Boston". bakingmehungry.com. April 3, 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.

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Main dishes	Bao yu Bird's nest soup Buddha's delight Cantonese seafood soup Chinese steamed eggs Congee Crispy fried chicken Dragon tiger phoenix Hot pot Seafood birdsnest Shark fin soup Snake bite chicken Soy sauce chicken Subgum Sweet and sour pork White boiled shrimp White cut chicken Wonton noodles Yangzhou fried rice

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Seafood birdsnest

Basket

Fillings

See also

References