Seafood birdsnest
Chinese cuisine dish
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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.
Jyutpinghoi2 sin1 zoek3 caau4
Hanyu Pinyinhǎi xiān qiǎo cháo
| Seafood birdsnest | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 海鮮雀巢 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 海鲜雀巢 | ||||||||||
| Jyutping | hoi2 sin1 zoek3 caau4 | ||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | hǎi xiān qiǎo cháo | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Seafood birds nest | ||||||||||
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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.
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.
