dient,thebird’snestisnotabundleoftwigs,butis,instead,thedriedsecretionthatcaveswiftsusetobuildtheirnest.Technically,it’sbirdsaliva,buttheChinesebelievethatithascollagen-boostingpropertiesessentialtobeauty.Tome,itjusttastesgood,addingaslightgelatinouscrunchtothebackoftheteeth.ThereisalsoabakedmushroompuffpastrythatincludesthehighlyprizedMatsutakeorpinemushroom.Youalsogetachoiceofteas,mendtheagedPu’erfromYunnanprovince.Itisamellowteathatwillgoperfectlywiththerichlittlenuggets,andwillwarmyouuponacoldafternoon.Incidentally,thegeneralguideisgreenteasuchasLongjingorDragonwellforthehotseason,semi-fermentedteaslikeWu-longorIronBuddhaforautumn,andmorewarmingteaslikePu’erforwinter.TheShang-Xiafternoonteacosts228yuan($37)perperson,and388yuanforthemoreopulentselectionwhichincludesabaloneandbird’snest.
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