Madai Cave
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 Entrance to the caves. | |
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Madai Cave is a cave located in Kunak, Sabah, Malaysia.
Bird nest harvesting
The cave is famed as a source for swiftlet's nests used in bird's nest soup,[1] with demands largely come from the Chinese community especially during Chinese New Year.[2] Twice a year (between February and April, and between July and September), licensed collectors risk their lives climbing to the roof of these caves using only rattan ladders, ropes, and bamboo poles precariously attached together.[2] It is a special festival event for the local Ida'an villagers,[3][4] who have held the rights to Madai Caves for over 20 generations.[5] Although the Ida'an are the major producer, the community are not a consumer with the bird nest will be sold to a middlemen who in turn supply to consumers in Hong Kong and Singapore.[6]
Gallery
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A swiftlet's nest from the cave. -
A black-nest swiftlet.
References
- ^ Laura Malesich. "Expensive Eats-Birds Nest Soup". Luxist. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ a b Per Liljas (25 December 2015). "How the Ancient Practice of Harvesting Edible Bird's Nests Is Facing Some Very Modern Challenges". Time. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Cheung (2004). The Globalization of Chinese Food. Routledge. pp. 53–. ISBN 978-0-415-33830-1.
- ^ Madeline Berma; Junaenah Sulehan; Faridah Shahadan (2010). ""White Gold": The Role of Edible Birds' Nest in the Livelihood Strategy of the Idahan Communities in Malaysia" (PDF). Massey University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "South-east". Sabah Education Department. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Mohamed Yusof Ismail (1999). "Social Control and Bird's Nest Harvesting among the Idahan: A Preliminary Observation" (PDF). Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
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