Source: Xinhua|
Editor: huaxia
By Xinhua writers Hua Hongli and Fang Lie
HANGZHOU, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) Li Hao (pseudonym), a 26-year-old state-owned enterprise employee in Beijing, never expected that a birthday gift from a livestreaming platform would spoil the birthday party of his girlfriend.
Li bought cubilose, or edible bird s nests from Xin Youzhi, dubbed Simba, a grassroots but leading livestreamer on popular short-video platform Kuaishou, who is now under investigation for selling fake edible bird s nests. I feel guilty for ruining what would have been a wonderful 26th birthday for my girlfriend, said Li.
Edible bird s nests, mostly made of the secretions from the salivary glands of birds, are expensive delicacies that have been used in Chinese cooking for hundreds of years, and are traditionally believed to provide various health benefits.