I published this photo in a post dated last June. I described this building, seen in a paddy field in Sekinchan, as the storage for rice. The same photo was also posted in a photography forum, where it was pointed out that this structure is meant for other purpose.
I re-visited Sekinchan in August – this time with Sinji. Upon checking with locals, I have confirmed that the structure in the middle of the paddy field is actually a swiftlet hotel, also known as swiftlet condo or swiftlet farmhouse.
What is a swiftlet hotel? Simply put, this is a structure used to farm bird’s nest. As we know, bird’s nest is a delicacy among the Chinese. With
I hope the farmers in Sekinchan will not dump rice plantation in favor of bird’s nest farming…
did you mean 燕窝？
ReplyDeleteYeah! More and more people are turning into this lucrative business. Even my aunt who owns a farm had built a building specially for this special purpose. :D
ReplyDeleteIt may be lucrative but I always feel that this can be dirty when done on converted shop houses...
ReplyDeleteWow..even swiftlets have hotels!
ReplyDeletekikey
ReplyDeleteYes, it's 燕窝!
tekkaus
I am also thinking of it, haha...
Grass
Fortunately the one in Sekinchan is purpose-built.
Mei Ting
Even cockroaches have hotels!
I would have had no idea what it was!
ReplyDeletenow more and more ppl are farming birdnest! some even converted shop lots into birdnest farm, and those are illegal i guess?
ReplyDeleteI still could accept those people build the swiftlet hotel in the countryside like paddy fields... but i totally object those people setup the swiftlet hotel in the middle of the township and cities... It's a big risk to all the resident who stay in the town/cities.
ReplyDelete很特别的屋子。。可惜不是人住的。^_^
ReplyDeleteZhu
ReplyDeleteMaybe you can google for more info.
xin
Not sure if farming bird's nest in old shoplots is legal...
TZ
Correct. We are at risk of bird flu.
花木兰
大过我的屋子呢！
hotel? O.o
ReplyDeleteluckily no housing nearby if not they will sure go crazy with da noises...
Bird's nest production is just wrong ethically. Well, the Chinese will do anything for money and beauty.
ReplyDeleteswiftlet farming - http://goldenswiftlet.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteannant
ReplyDeleteSo, that's a great location for bird's nest farming?
kyh
Plus, the Chinese is wealthy enough to consume lots and lots of bird's nest.
現在有引進一種包籠式的
ReplyDelete較小間集中量更多
不過啊
好的燕窝還是在沙巴
我懂的不多
Thanks for the new feed.
ReplyDeleteI read that there is actually no food value in birds nest. The way it is processed, it is actually bad for health as a chemical is used to whiten the originally-tainted nests.
thx for the correction at my blog..^^
ReplyDelete龙猫
ReplyDelete好的燕窝在沙巴？你似乎知道很多呢。
Happysurfer
I was told that cancer patients can't eat bird's nest.
追梦者
You're welcome :)
Oh! No wonder when I first saw the building it looked like it's for the swiftlets! : )
ReplyDeletefoongpc
ReplyDeleteYeah, I got it wrong.
And I thought it was for storing grain! Ouch!
ReplyDeleteJL
ReplyDeleteI also made this mistake.